McKnight v. Warden, No. Cv94-0001955 (Feb. 13, 2003)
Connecticut Superior Court
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITOR'S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.]
Memorandum of Decision
The petitioner, Darryl McKnight, alleges in his petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus initially filed on December 9, 1994 and amended on June 27, 2002 that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel at the trial of his initial habeas corpus petition in violation of the Sixth andFourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. For the reasons set forth more fully below, the petitioner has failed in meeting his burden of proof and the petition shall be denied.
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