John Cerbo v. William H. Fauver, and Attorney General of the State of New Jersey

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROSENN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant John Cerbo appeals from a decision of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, denying without an evidentiary hearing his habeas corpus petition brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1976). 1 In his petition, Cerbo charged, inter alia, that he had been denied his sixth amendment right to the effective assistance of counsel in his direct appeal from his conviction in New Jersey state court on gambling related charges. The district court concluded that Cerbo’s sixth amendment rights had not been violated. We affirm.

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Cerbo was…