United States Eighth Circuit

Evidence that trial counsel offered to file notice of appeal and sentencing judge informed defendant that he had 10 days to file a notice is sufficient to defeat claim that counsel provided ineffective assistance for failing to file the notice of appeal.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/06/2001
• Published 11/06/2001

Judges

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

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James C. Stecker, Columbus, NE, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nancy A. Svoboda, Asst. U.S. Atty., Omaha, NE, Michael G. Heavican, U.S. Atty., on the brief, for appellee.