United States Eighth Circuit

Denial of plaintiff's petition for habeas relief is affirmed where his ineffective assistance claim cannot be considered on appeal since the Arkansas Supreme Court found the claim procedurally defaulted as a matter of state law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/21/2005
• Published 03/21/2005

Judges

• MELLOY, Circuit Judge., Before MELLOY, BOWMAN, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Steven F. Taylor, Grady, AR, pro se., Omar F. Greene, II (argued and submitted), Federal Public Defender's Office, Little Rock, AR, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jeffrey A. Weber, Brent Patrick Gasper (argued and submitted), Attorney General's Office, Little Rock, AR, for Respondent-Appellee.