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U.S. v. ACTY

No. 95-1779.

77 F.3d 1054 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Lana Christine ACTY, also known as Chris Acty, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 7, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfredo Parrish, Des Moines, Iowa, argued, for appellant.

Lester Allen Paff, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Des Moines, Iowa, argued, for appellee.

Before BEAM, HEANEY, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Lana Christine Acty (Acty) appeals the district court's1 denial of her motion to vacate, set aside, or correct her sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Acty contends she was denied effective assistance of counsel due to her attorneys' conflicts of interest and their adoption of an unreasonable defense to the charges against her. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In 1977, Acty and her husband (now former...

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