Gooden v. Commissioner of Correction

Opinion

The petitioner, Anthony Gooden, appeals following the habeas court’s denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the judgment denying his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, he claims that the court abused its discretion in denying his petition for certification to appeal and that the court improperly rejected his claim that his trial counsel had provided ineffective assistance. More specifically, the petitioner claims that trial counsel failed (1) to have a third party present during an interview of a witness who allegedly stated that he would provide…