State v. Gibbs

Colwell, D. J., Retired.

This is a consolidated appeal of four separate Douglas County felony convictions of defendant, Aaron C. Gibbs, that were reinstated as direct appeals by virtue of the decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, based on ineffective assistance of counsel, finding that “Gibbs has never had a full adversarial briefing on all arguable issues before the state court much less a meaningful appellate determination as to whether any exist.” Gibbs v. Dahm, No. 88-2319, slip op. at 3 (8th Cir. May 30, 1989).

Gibbs challenges his 1981 convictions of burglary in…