United States Eighth Circuit

In habeas proceedings arising from petitioner's conviction of attempted rape, district court's denial of relief is affirmed as there was no unreasonable application of Strickland in the state court's denial of defendant's ineffective assistance of counsel claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/27/2009
• Published 08/27/2009

Judges

• MELLOY, Circuit Judge., Before MELLOY and BENTON, Circuit Judges, and DOTY, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Raymond J. Rigat, Clinton, CT, argued, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael J. Spillane, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, MO, argued (Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Atty. Gen., on the brief), for appellee.