Legal Opinion
Bowers v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided January 25, 1994No. 11937PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLavery, J.
The petitioner appeals from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He claims that the habeas court improperly determined that (1) the petitioner’s guilty plea was valid and made knowingly and voluntarily, and (2) the petitioner received effective assistance of counsel. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.
*450The relevant facts are undisputed. On February 14, 1984, after having been refused entry into the house of his estranged girlfriend’s parents several times, the petitioner returned with his cousin. The petitioner carried a pistol, his cousin carried a rifle and they…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Johnson v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- Valeriano v. BronsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Johnson v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- Almedina v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
- Baez v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1994
- Braham v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
- Mercer v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1998
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