United States Eighth Circuit

Denial of prisoner's 28 U.S.C. section 2255 motion to set aside or correct her sentence is affirmed over claim that her counsel's failure to honor her request in filing a petition for certiorari with the United States Supreme Court constituted ineffective assistance of counsel.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/13/2008
• Published 03/13/2008

Judges

• MURPHY, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, HANSEN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kent A. Gummert, argued, West Des Moines, IA, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Shannon Leigh Olson, AUSA, argued, Gary L. Hayward, AUSA, on the brief, Des Moines, IA, for appellee.