United States Eighth Circuit

Denial of a petition for habeas corpus is affirmed where: 1) petitioner's counsel's failure to challenge petitioner's competency did not amount to a constructive denial of counsel; and 2) petitioner did not allege prejudice sufficient to prevail on an ineffective assistance of counsel claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/12/2009
• Published 01/12/2009

Judges

• MURPHY, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY, HANSEN, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ronald A. Parsons, Jr., argued, Sioux, SD, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sherri Sundem Wald, AAG, argued, Pierre, SD, for Respondent-Appellee.