United States Eighth Circuit

Defendant's sentence for a conspiracy conviction is affirmed over his challenges that his counsel's alleged conflict of interest rendered his assistance ineffective in violation of his Sixth Amendment right to counsel.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/30/2004
• Published 07/30/2004

Judges

• MELLOY, Circuit Judge., Before MELLOY, BRIGHT, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Cheryl A. Pilate, argued, Kansas City, MO (James R. Wyrsch and Rebecca M. Hain on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lajuana M. Counts, argued, Asst. U.S. Attorney, Kansas City, MO, for appellee.