Washington v. Commissioner of Correction

The petitioner, Ikeem Washington, appeals following the habeas court's denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court (1) abused its discretion by denying his petition for certification to appeal and (2) erred in concluding that he failed to demonstrate that his trial counsel's performance was deficient and that he was not prejudiced by the representation of his trial counsel. We dismiss the appeal.

In his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus, the petitioner alleged,…