Legal Opinion
Torres v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided August 17, 2004No. AC 23794PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LAVERY, C. J.
The petitioner, Robert Torres, appeals from the habeas court’s dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly (1) concluded that he was provided with effective assistance of counsel and (2) required him to present expert testimony to demon strate that his trial counsel’s performance was deficient. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.
In December, 1995, a jury found the petitioner guilty of conspiracy to commit murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-48 and 53a-54a, attempt to commit assault in…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Ostolaza v. WardenConnecticut Appellate Court · 1992
- Toccaline v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
- State v. ParrottSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Johnson v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- LAPOINTE v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
- Edwards v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
- Faraday v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
- Faraday v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006