Legal Opinion
Smith v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided May 11, 2010No. AC 30278PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BISHOP, J.
The petitioner, Jack Smith, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly concluded that he received effective assistance of counsel. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.
The following factual and procedural history is relevant to our resolution of the petitioner’s claim. The petitioner was the defendant in six different criminal cases pending in the Superior Court in the judicial district of Stamford-Norwaik. In late August or early September, 2000, the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. Gerald GordonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- Sanders v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
- Lewis v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Elsey v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011
- Jones v. Dept. of Children & FamiliesConnecticut Appellate Court · 2017
- Martinez v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
- McCants v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2015
- Smith v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
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