United States Eighth Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's habeas application is affirmed over his claim that deficient performance by both his trial counsel and his appellate counsel violated the Sixth Amendment's guarantee of effective assistance of counsel.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/03/2005
• Published 06/03/2005

Judges

• RILEY, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, RILEY and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Philip B. Mears, argued, Iowa City, IA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Attorney General Thomas W. Andrews, Des Moines, IA, for appellee.