BAKER v. BARBO

No. 97-5687.

177 F.3d 149 (1999)

James BAKER, Appellant, v. James F. BARBO; Attorney General of the State of New Jersey.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided May 13, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore Sliwinski (argued), East Brunswick, NJ, for Appellant.

Thomas V. Manahan, Prosecutor of Union County, Steven J. Kaflowitz (argued), Assistant Prosecutor, Office of Prosecutor of Union County, Union County Administration Building, Elizabeth, NJ, for Appellee.

BEFORE: GREENBERG and ROTH, Circuit Judges, and POLLAK, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

GREENBERG, Circuit Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

On this appeal we review the district court's order denying James Baker's petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Baker, who has been incarcerated since February 12, 1987, contends that he received ineffective assistance of counsel in violation of his rights under the Sixth Amendment and that his resentencing...

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