Knight v. Commissioner of Correction

Opinion

The petitioner, Otis C. Knight, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus and denying his petition for certification to appeal to this court. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court (1) abused its discretion by failing to grant certification to appeal and (2) improperly found that he was not denied the effective assistance of counsel.1 2We dismiss the petitioner’s appeal.

The following facts and procedural history are relevant to our resolution of the petitioner’s appeal. On March 2, 1998, the petitioner pleaded…