United States Eighth Circuit

Denial of defendant's petition to vacate or correct his sentence for drug related offenses is affirmed over claims that counsel provided ineffective assistance in failing to adequately advise him of the sentencing implications of pleading guilty, and improperly briefing an issue regarding the drug-quantity on direct appeal.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/20/2007
• Published 11/20/2007

Judges

• BEAM, Circuit Judge., Before COLLOTON, BEAM, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Dean Alan Stowers, argued, Des Moines, IA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Peter E. Deegan, Jr., AUSA, argued, Cedar Rapids, IA (Janet L. Petersen, AUSA, Sioux City, IA, on the brief), for appellee.