United States v. Gaines

Summary

The court independently reviewed the record, granted appointed counsel’s motion to withdraw, denied a certificate of appealability, and dismissed the matter. It concluded that the governing Sixth Amendment rule required Gaines to show prejudice from the government’s intrusion into attorney-client communications, and Gaines conceded he could not do so. The court also determined that reasonable jurists could not debate the district court’s resolution of his habeas claim.