Maldonado v. Commissioner of Correction

Opinion

DiPENTIMA, C. J.

The petitioner, Juan Maldonado, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for certification to appeal the denial of his *457petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner claims that the habeas court abused its discretion in denying the petition for certification and erred in concluding that neither his trial counsel nor his previous habeas counsel provided him ineffective assistance as to trial counsel’s failure to move for a competency hearing. We conclude that the habeas court did not abuse its discretion in denying the petition for…