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Atley v. Ault, No. 98-3603 (8th Cir.) (191 F.3d 865) (September 15, 1999) (Judge Richard H. Kyle)

In this case the Eighth Circuit held that a state court's pretrial inquiry into an alleged conflict of interest stemming from his appointment as an upcoming prosecutor was inadequate, and it granted habeas relief to the petitioner. The counsel in question, who was the habeas petitioner's third appointed counsel, learned ...

 

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