United States Eighth Circuit

Prisoner's claims of ineffective assistance of post-trial and appellate counsel were not procedurally barred by reason of his failure to file a Rule 37 petition in Arkansas state courts.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/05/2002
• Published 02/05/2002

Judges

• ROSENBAUM, Circuit Judge., BEFORE:  LOKEN, Circuit Judge, and ROSENBAUM  and DAWSON, District Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Walter Craig Lambert, argued, Little Rock, AR, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jeffrey A. Weber, Asst. Atty. General, argued, Little Rock, AR (O. Milton Fine, II, Asst. Atty. General, on the brief), for appellee.