United States Eighth Circuit

Claim that counsel was ineffective at sentencing, in failing to object to drug quantity assigned in a pre-sentence report, is rejected, as even if counsel had objected, the government met its burden of proof with respect to the amount of drugs involved and the record supported the district court's quantity calculation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/15/2002
• Published 11/15/2002

Judges

• LAY, Circuit Judge., Before McMILLIAN, LAY, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Virginia Villa (argued), Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joseph T. Dixon, III, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Minneapolis, MN (Susan J. Nolting, Asst. U.S. Atty., Minneapolis, MN, on the brief), for appellee.