United States Eighth Circuit

District court did not err when it found that a habeas petitioner failed to instruct his attorney to file a direct appeal, thus denial of an ineffective assistance of counsel claim was proper.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/09/2002
• Published 07/09/2002

Judges

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

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Timothy J. Langley, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Dennis R. Holmes, Assistant United States Attorney, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for appellee.