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CHAMBERS v. ARMONTROUT

No. 88-2383.

885 F.2d 1318 (1989)

James W. CHAMBERS, Appellant, v. Bill ARMONTROUT, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 15, 1989.

Order on Grant of Rehearing November 8, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas R. Schlesinger, Chesterfield, Mo., for appellant.

Patrick L. King, Jefferson City, Mo., for appellee.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge, and FLOYD R. GIBSON and HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judges.

Order on Grant of Rehearing En Banc November 8, 1989.

HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

James Chambers appeals his conviction and death sentence for the capital murder of Jerry Lee Oestricker. We reverse because Chambers received ineffective assistance of counsel when his counsel for his second trial failed to interview or to call a witness who would have testified that Chambers acted in self-defense.

I. BACKGROUND

In December of 1982, James...

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