United States Eighth Circuit

Denial of habeas relief following petitioner's conviction for first degree sexual assault is affirmed where it was proper to analyze petitioner's ineffective assistance of trial counsel claim under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984), rather than under US v. Cronic, 466 U.S. 648 (1984).

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/26/2008
• Published 02/26/2008

Judges

• WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, WOLLMAN, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Greg Rinckey, Albany, NY, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• James D. Smith, AAG, Lincoln, NE, for appellee.