Carneiro v. Commissioner of Correction

Opinion

WEST, J.

The petitioner, Daniel Cameiro, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly concluded that his trial counsel did not render ineffective assistance of counsel by failing to object to certain testimony of three witnesses. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.

The following factual and procedural history is relevant to our disposition of the petitioner’s appeal. On August 31, 2001, the petitioner was convicted, after a jury trial, of sexual assault in the first…