STILL v. LOCKHART

No. 90-1655.

915 F.2d 342 (1990)

Barbara Jo STILL, Appellant, v. A.L. LOCKHART, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 24, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marci Talbot Liles, Little Rock, Ark., for appellant.

Lynley Arnett, Little Rock, Ark., for appellee.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Barbara Jo Still was convicted of first degree murder in an Arkansas state court and received a life sentence. She brings this appeal of the district court's1 denial of her petition for habeas corpus, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. Because Still was not prejudiced by her counsel's handling of the case, we affirm.

The facts are summarized by the Arkansas Supreme Court decision affirming Still's conviction...

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