Legal Opinion

In Re Grega

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided August 29, 2003No. 02-291PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

¶ 1. Petitioner John Grega appeals from a decision of the Windham Superior Court denying his petition for post-conviction relief alleging ineffective assistance of both his trial and appellate counsel. The court found that petitioner did not meet his burden of proof in demonstrating that fundamental errors committed by his attorneys rendered his convictions and/or sentences defective. On appeal, petitioner claims that the superior court committed several errors in denying his petition. We affirm.

¶ 2. In 1995, petitioner was convicted by a jury of aggravated murder under 13 V.S.A. §…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. Lewis Aaron CookCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
  3. Dale Tippins v. Hans Walker, Superintendent, Auburn Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
  4. Earl Dean Bond v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  5. Estate of Fleming v. NicholsonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1998

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. In Re LawsSupreme Court of Vermont · 2007
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  4. In re ChandlerSupreme Court of Vermont · 2013
  5. In re James BurkeSupreme Court of Vermont · 2019

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