United States DC Circuit

Defendant was entitled to a new trial based on ineffective assistance of counsel, where defense counsel failed to object to a co-defendant's testimony as being influenced by grant of testimonial immunity, and such failure was prejudicial.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/08/2002
• Decided 06/28/2002
• Published 06/28/2002

Judges

• Before:  EDWARDS and TATEL, Circuit Judges, and SILBERMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Luther L. Hajek, appointed by the court, argued the cause for appellant.   With him on the briefs was Douglas J. Behr, appointed by the court.


• For Appellees:
  
• Suzanne Grealy Curt, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With her on the brief were Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, John R. Fisher, Elizabeth Trosman, and Mary A. Snow, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.