Legal Opinion
Thergood v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided August 12, 2008No. AC 28005PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ROBINSON, J.
The petitioner, Lamont Thergood, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, he claims that the court improperly determined that he had failed to demonstrate that he had been prejudiced by his counsel’s failure to challenge adequately the state’s contention that he knowingly and intelligently waived his rights pursuant to Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S. Ct. 1602, 16 L. Ed. 2d 694 (1966). We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.
The petitioner was convicted, following a jury trial, of murder in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Small v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- Boccanfuso v. ConnerConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
- Woods v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Sosin v. SosinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
- Stevenson v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
- Ruiz v. WardenConnecticut Superior Court · 2013
- THERGOOD v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- Thergood v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008