Nicholson v. Commissioner of Correction

The petitioner, Cargil Nicholson, appeals from the denial of his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus following the denial of his petition for certification to appeal. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court (1) abused its discretion in denying his petition for certification to appeal, (2) erroneously concluded that he failed to establish that his state and federal constitutional rights to the effective assistance of counsel were violated, 1 (3) abused its discretion in declining to treat a witness at the habeas trial as an expert witness, and (4) abused its discretion…