United States Eighth Circuit

A claim of conflict of interest, where counsel worked in same office as attorney against whom defendant had an ineffective assistance claim arising from a prior conviction, is not entitled to automatic reversal, rather defendant must show actual deficient performance and that the deficiency was causally connected to the conflict of interest.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/07/2003
• Published 10/07/2003

Judges

• MCMILLIAN, Circuit Judge., Before McMILLIAN, RICHARD S. ARNOLD and CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Benicia Baker-Livorsi, argued, St. Charles, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael J. Spillane, argued, Asst. Attorney General, Jefferson City, MO, for appellee.