Legal Opinion
Franko v. Bronson
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided September 12, 1989No. 7409; 6657PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBorden, J.
The petitioners in these habeas corpus cases, Lawrence Franko and Willie Thompson, are both incarcerated. Their motions seek our review of the decisions of the presiding judge of the habeas court denying their appellate counsels’ motions to withdraw. In passing on these motions, we are faced with the issue of whether the procedures set out in Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 18 L. Ed. 2d 493 *688(1967), and Practice Book §§ 952 through 956, apply in the context of appeals from habeas corpus judgments.
The petitioner Franko is serving a twenty year sentence for sexual assault,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Pennsylvania v. FinleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- State v. AvcollieSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- State v. RogersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. MorrisseyConnecticut Appellate Court · 1989
3Cited by22 opinions
- Iovieno v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- Gipson v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- Lorthe v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
- State v. FrancisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2016
- State v. OberConnecticut Appellate Court · 1991
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