Vreeland v. Zupan

MORITZ, Circuit Judge.

Delmart Vreeland II sought relief in federal district court under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 , alleging in relevant part that the state trial court violated his Sixth Amendment right to counsel and his Fourteenth Amendment right to due process. The district court rejected both claims and declined to issue a certificate of appealability (COA).

Vreeland later obtained a COA from this court to appeal the district court's resolution of his Sixth Amendment claim. Pursuant to that COA, he now argues on appeal that the district court erred in denying him relief on that claim. He also asks…