United States Eighth Circuit

Claim of ineffective assistance of counsel is rejected where counsel made a decision to stipulate as part of a reasonable trial strategy in which counsel sought to disprove an element of possession rather than drug type.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/15/2003
• Published 07/15/2003

Judges

• HANSEN, Circuit Judge., Before HANSEN, Chief Judge,JOHN R. GIBSON and LOKEN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Brian N. Toder, argued, White Bear Lake, MN, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David P. Steinkamp, argued, Asst. U.S. Atty., Minneapolis, MN, for appellee.