Legal Opinion
Aillon v. Meachum
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 30, 1989No. 13542PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHull, J.
The sole issue on this appeal is whether the petitioner, Guillermo Aillon, has established that his convictions on three counts of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53&-541 should be overturned because of ineffective assistance of counsel. We conclude that the trial court properly rejected the petitioner’s claims that the legal representation he received at his third trial was constitutionally deficient and, therefore, find no error.
The long history of events leading up to the present appeal may be summarized as follows. The petitioner was charged with three counts of murder alleged…
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