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UNITED STATES v. NEFF

No. 75-1451.

525 F.2d 361 (1975)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Herbert David NEFF, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 10, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert David Neff, Ind., filed appellant's brief pro se.

John R. Birkby, Sp. Atty., U. S. Dept. of Justice and Donald J. Stohr, U. S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., filed brief for appellee.

Before LAY, STEPHENSON and WEBSTER, Circuit Judges.

STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Herbert Neff's "§ 2241 habeas corpus petition"1 was denied by the district court2 without a hearing. The primary issue on appeal is whether he was denied effective assistance of counsel by virtue of the fact that his attorney did not pursue a direct appeal of Neff's conviction to this court. We affirm.

Neff was convicted, after a jury trial, on a five-count...

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