MALCOM v. HOUSTON

No. 07-1157.

518 F.3d 624 (2008)

Arven MALCOM, Jr., Appellant, v. Robert HOUSTON, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 26, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Greg Rinckey, Albany, NY, for appellant.

James D. Smith, AAG, Lincoln, NE, for appellee.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, WOLLMAN, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

Arven Malcom, Jr., was convicted of first degree sexual assault in 1993. After exhausting his state appeals, he filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in federal court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He sought relief based on the alleged denial of his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of trial and appellate counsel and to conflict-free representation. The district court1 denied relief on all...

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