United States Eighth Circuit

Grant of writ of habeas corpus for defendant on grounds of ineffective assistance of counsel is reversed where no "reasonable probability" existed that defendant would have prevailed even if statements to officers regarding defendant's recipe for cooking methamphetamine had not been admitted.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/29/2005
• Published 11/29/2005

Judges

• BOWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before ARNOLD, BOWMAN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Thomas W. Andrews, AAG, of Des Moines, IA.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Unes J. Booth of Osceola, IA.