Arthur Lee Williams, Jr. v. David Scurr

Arthur Lee Williams, Jr., appeals from an order of the district court 1 denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus based upon an alleged claim that he was denied his sixth amendment right to effective assistance of counsel in connection with his state court conviction of first degree murder.

Appellant contends here, as he did in the court below, that he was denied effective assistance of counsel when conflicts arose between his court appointed counsel and counsel retained by his mother after three days of trial, concerning trial strategy and tactics. It is to be noted that it was only…