U.S. v. ORR

No. 09-3644.

636 F.3d 944 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Myron DeJuan ORR, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 3, 2011.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied April 26, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murray W. Bell , Davenport, IA, argued, for appellant.

Myron Dejuan Orr , Pine Knot, KY, pro se.

Richard D. Westphal , Asst. U.S. Atty., Davenport, IA, argued ( Nicholas A. Klinefeldt , U.S. Atty., Shannon L. Olson , Asst. U.S. Atty, Des Moines, IA, on the brief), for appellee.

Before BYE, BEAM, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


SMITH, Circuit Judge.

On August 13, 2008, following a two-day trial, a jury found Defendant-appellant Myron DeJuan Orr guilty on all seven counts of a superceding indictment charging him with various crack cocaine and firearm offenses. Six days later, Orr's counsel moved for a new trial based on his own purportedly ineffective assistance. Following an evidentiary hearing on the matter, the district court1 denied the motion, and subsequently...

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