Legal Opinion
Sastrom v. Mullaney
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 29, 2008No. SC 18027PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOpinion Vertefeuille, J.
The petitioner, Roy Sastrom, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court improperly rejected his claim that his trial attorney had rendered ineffective assistance of counsel by failing to challenge the trial court’s judgment of acquittal by reason of mental disease or defect. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.
The following undisputed facts and procedural history are relevant to our resolution of this appeal. Between October, 1992, and November, 1993, Raymond Berchem received…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Copas v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. JoynerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- Duperry v. SolnitSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Mozell v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- Grady v. Town of SomersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- Bryant v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- State v. MadigoskySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- Thompson v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011
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