United States Eighth Circuit

Failure of counsel to seek downward departure for waiver of status as a deportable alien is not ineffective assistance of counsel where there is no local authority on the effect of an alien's status on downward departures.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/24/2001
• Published 09/24/2001

Judges

• MURPHY, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY, HEANEY, and BEAM, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Patrick S. Williams, argued, St. Paul, MN, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David P. Steinkamp, argued, Asst. U.S. Atty., Minneapolis, MN, for appellee.