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SMITH v. ROGERSON

No. 98-1653.

171 F.3d 569 (1999)

Craig Eugene SMITH, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Rusty ROGERSON, Warden, Iowa State Medical and Classification Center, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 12, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Ann Elizabeth Brenden, Des Moines, Iowa, argued (Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General of Iowa, on the brief), for Appellee.

Before MURPHY, LAY, and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judges.

DIANA E. MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

After Craig Eugene Smith killed Craig Allen in an area frequented by homeless people, a shelter worker put him in touch with John Wellman, an experienced criminal defense attorney. Wellman met with Smith and advised him to make a statement to the police. At trial some of Smith's statements to the police were admitted against him. He was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life. Smith then raised ineffective assistance...

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