Legal Opinion

Beasley v. Commissioner of Correction

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided December 9, 1997No. AC 16381PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

FOTI, J.

This is an appeal from the dismissal of an application for a writ of habeas corpus filed by the petitioner, Marvin Beasley. The petitioner was convicted of reckless manslaughter in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-55 (a) (3),1 as a lesser included offense of murder, General Statutes § 53a-54a. On direct appeal, we affirmed the judgment of the trial court. State v. Beasley, 29 Conn. App. 452, 615 A.2d 1072 (1992).2 Following the habeas court’s dismissal of his petition, the petitioner filed a request for certification to appeal to this court, which was…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Copas v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
  3. Bunkley v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
  4. Johnson v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
  5. Valeriano v. BronsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Petaway v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1998
  2. Mercer v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1999
  3. Mercer v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1998
  4. Carey v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
  5. Velez v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2000

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