JACKSON v. U.S.

No. 90-5280.

928 F.2d 245 (1991)

Edward Larry JACKSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 6, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Engh, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellant.

John M. Lee, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellee.

Before FAGG and BEAM, Circuit Judges, and HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.


HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

Edward Larry Jackson appeals from the district court's denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Jackson claims that his trial counsel's actions taken in response to Jackson's wish to testify constituted ineffective assistance of counsel and violated Jackson's right to testify. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

A jury convicted Jackson of seven counts arising out of a check forging and bank fraud...

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