Legal Opinion
Jose Antonio Caban v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 28, 2002No. 01-1451PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
Jose Antonio Caban appeals from the denial of his motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Caban asserts as grounds for relief ineffective assistance of trial counsel under the Sixth Amendment. He ascribes this alleged constitutional error to a conflict of interest purportedly arising from his trial counsel’s relationship with a potential defense witness. This witness, Ca-ban’s former attorney, was not called at trial. According to Caban, this decision resulted from his attorney’s divided loyalties and now entitles him to relief…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Wood v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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