Legal Opinion
Charles I. Covey v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 30, 2004No. 02-3332PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner-Appellant Charles Covey brings this action to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The district court 1 denied his motion, and we granted a certificate of appealability on the issue of whether counsel’s alleged conflict of interest rendered his assistance ineffective in violation of Mr. Covey’s Sixth Amendment right to counsel. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm the district court’s decision.
I. BACKGROUND 2
In 1999, a jury convicted Mr. Covey of conspiracy to commit money laundering and aiding and abetting money…
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