United States Eighth Circuit

Denial of a petition for habeas relief in a first-degree murder case is affirmed over claims that: 1) he received ineffective assistance of trial counsel in violation of the Sixth Amendment; and 2) the state failed to disclose potentially exculpatory evidence in violation of Brady.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/07/2007
• Published 02/07/2007

Judges

• BOWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, BRIGHT, and BOWMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David J. Dutton, argued, Waterloo, IA (Erin Patrick Lyons, Dutton & Braun, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas William Andrews, argued, Asst. U.S. Atty. Gen., Des Moines, IA, for appellee.