Williams v. Commissioner of Correction

Opinion

The petitioner, Gregory Williams, appeals from the habeas court’s judgment denying his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly dismissed his petition after concluding that he did not establish that he was prejudiced by his trial counsel’s decision not to request a jury instruction on the defense of intoxication. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.

The following facts and procedural history are relevant to our disposition of the petitioner’s appeal. The petitioner was convicted, following a jury trial, of attempt to…