Alexander English v. United States

In this appeal from denial of his motion to vacate sentence, 28 U.S.C. § 2255, Alex ander English raises two issues. He argues that he was denied effective assistance of counsel when the attorney who had initially represented him represented his co-defendant at trial. He also argues that the Bru-ton rule was violated by the introduction of his co-defendant’s confession, from which all reference to English had been excised, because in context the statement still implicated him.

English, along with Sam Hubbard, Jr. and Rufus Gaines, was convicted of bank robbery and murder. See United States v.…