KYLE, District Judge.
Lewis J. Atley ("petitioner" or "Atley") filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa after being convicted of various drug-related crimes in Iowa state court. Petitioner claimed that he was entitled to a new trial because he was denied effective assistance of counsel due to his attorney's conflict of interest. The district court
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