Legal Opinion
Rodriguez v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided July 26, 2016No. AC35929PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGruendel, J.
The petitioner, Josue Rodriguez, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He claims that the court improperly concluded that he had not demonstrated that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance with respect to (1) his Alford 1 plea and (2) his counsel's alleged conflict of interest. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.
The relevant facts are as follows. "In 2005, the [petitioner] was convicted of sale of narcotics in violation of General Statutes § 21a-277 (a), and sentenced to twelve years incarceration, execution…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- California v. TybergSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. WhelanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Grover v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2018
- State v. RoblesConnecticut Appellate Court · 2016
- State v. Gang JinConnecticut Appellate Court · 2018
- Bridges v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2016