United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel's failure to comply with Rule 412 of the Federal Rules of Evidence in introducing evidence of sexual abuse victim's sexual history was not constitutionally ineffective where evidence would not have affected the verdict, and no prejudice resulted.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/03/2002
• Published 05/03/2002

Judges

• LOKEN, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, LAY, and HEANEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Al J. Arendt, Pierre, SD, argued, for petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Dennis Ray Holmes, Asst. U.S. Atty., Sioux Falls, SD, argued (Michelle G. Tapken, on the brief), for respondent-appellee.