131264P.pdf   06/06/2014  Tonya Hyles  v.  United States
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  13-1264
   U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - Cape Girardeau   
   [PUBLISHED] [Benton, Author, with Riley, Chief Judge, and Melloy, Circuit 
   Judge] 
   Prisoner case - habeas. For the court's opinion in Hyles' direct appeal, 
   see United States v. Hyles, 521 F.3d 946 (8th Cir. 2008). Admission of 
   Hyles' grand jury testimony at trial was cumulative of other trial 
   evidence and the district court did not err in rejecting her argument that 
   her trial counsel was ineffective in failing to object to its admission; 
   claim that trial counsel was ineffective in advising Hyles not to accept 
   the government's plea offer was properly rejected as such advice (assuming 
   it was given) was not, under the facts, constitutionally unreasonable and 
   Hyles could not show she would have pleaded guilty if given the advice 
   since she maintained her innocence at all phases of the prosecution.