DAWAN v. LOCKHART

No. 92-1472.

980 F.2d 470 (1992)

Muhammed DAWAN, Appellant, v. A.L. LOCKHART, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided December 2, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Schoen, Fayetteville, Ark., argued, for appellant.

Darnisa Evans Johnson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Little Rock, Ark., argued, for appellee.

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge, HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and MAGILL, Circuit Judge.


RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge.

Muhammed Dawan was denied federal habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1988) because of a procedural bar, and he appeals. Although he did not object to his attorney's ineffectiveness in the state-court proceedings by motion for new trial or direct appeal, and his state habeas corpus claim did not state a claim for which relief could be granted, he argues that these procedural defaults do not bar him from raising his ineffectiveness...

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