Legal Opinion
Stevens v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided January 27, 2009No. AC 27924PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DiPENTIMA, J.
In this appeal from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, the petitioner, Curtis Stevens, claims that the habeas court improperly concluded that he was not deprived of effective assistance of trial counsel. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.
On June 28,1989, the petitioner pleaded guilty under the Alford doctrine 1 to one count of the crime of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a, and five counts of the crime of robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-134 (a) (4). 2 During the plea canvass, the prosecutor…
2Cases cited22 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
- Yarborough v. GentrySupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Johnson v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Mock v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
- In re Jason M.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2013
- Savage v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010