United States Eighth Circuit

Prisoner's habeas petition was properly denied. Ineffective assistance of counsel claim was properly rejected, as evidence was insufficient to overcome the presumption in favor of the state court's credibility finding that counsel advised him not to speak with the police; counsel's disclosure of privileged information to the police did not prejudice his defense.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/30/2004
• Published 01/30/2004

Judges

• MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge., Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, BEAM, and BYE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Sean Dennis O'Brien, argued, Kansas City, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Andrew W. Hassell, argued, Jefferson City, MO, for appellee.