Craig M. Sandberg Appointed by U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit for Certificate of Appealability in § 2255 Proceeding

For Immediate Release: April 3, 2013

St. Louis, MO – On April 3, 2013, an administrative panel of the Court of Appeals, upon consideration of the record, granted a certificate of appealability to include the following questions: (1) whether counsel was ineffective for failing to question the amount of the restitution order and (2) whether counsel was ineffective for failing to ascertain the whereabouts of the seized money.

WHAT: Certificate of appealability issued by the Court of Appeals in Shephardv. United States (Docket No. 12-3709) from the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Western Division (No. 12-0356-CV-W-DW-P; Crim. No. 08-00164-01-CR-W-DW)

WHO: Craig M. Sandberg represents the petitioner pursuant to the Criminal Justice Act (“CJA”), Title 18, United States Code, §3006A the Criminal Justice Act (“CJA”), having been appointed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

WHERE: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse, 111 South 10th Street, St. Louis, Missouri