Legal Opinion

Williams v. Commissioner of Correction

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided December 20, 2016No. AC37909PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSullivan, J.

Following the habeas court's judgment denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, the petitioner, Luis Williams, appeals from the habeas court's denial of his petition for certification to appeal. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court abused its discretion when it denied his petition for certification to appeal from the habeas court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, wherein he alleged that (1) his counsel 1 at trial provided ineffective assistance by failing to take curative measures to remedy prosecutorial impropriety that occurred during closing…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Simms v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
  3. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
  4. Simms v. WardenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
  5. Small v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. White v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2025
  2. State v. PjuraConnecticut Appellate Court · 2020

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