United States Eighth Circuit

Denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in a death penalty case is affirmed where a state court decision on petitioner's ineffective assistance claims was not contrary to federal law or based on an unreasonable determination of the facts, and defendant's conflict of interest claim was procedurally barred and was also without merit.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/22/2006
• Published 08/22/2006

Judges

• MURPHY, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY, MELLOY, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joseph W. Luby, argued, Kansas City, Missouri (Kent E. Gipson, on the brief), for appellant).


• For Appellees:
  
• Andrew W. Hassell, Assistant Attorney General, argued, Jefferson City, Missouri (Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, on the brief), for appellee.