PAULSON v. NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, WARDEN

No. 11-3696.

703 F.3d 416 (2013)

Robert V. PAULSON, II, Petitioner-Appellant v. NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, WARDEN, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: January 10, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rockne Ole Cole , argued, Iowa City, IA, for appellant.

Kevin Cmelik , AG, argued, Des Moines, IA, for appellee.

Before MURPHY, BENTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


SHEPHERD, Circuit judge.

After exhausting his remedies in state court, Robert Paulson filed a writ of habeas corpus, challenging his conviction for second-degree sexual abuse of his five-year-old daughter pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied Paulson's petition. We granted a certificate of appealability on a single ineffective assistance of counsel claim, and we remand the case to the district court for it to consider whether the Iowa Court...

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