Legal Opinion
United States v. Lana Christine Acty, Also Known as Chris Acty
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 20, 1996No. 95-1779PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Lana Christine Acty (Acty) appeals the district court’s 1 denial of her motion to vacate, set aside, or correct her sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Acty contends she was denied effective assistance of counsel due to her attorneys’ conflicts of interest and their adoption of an unreasonable defense to the charges against her. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
In 1977, Acty and her husband (now former husband), George Michael Moore (Moore), formed “Posters ‘N’ Things, Ltd.” (Posters), an Iowa corporation consisting of three component businesses. Subsequently, law enforcement…
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