Legal Opinion
Varchetta v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided November 6, 2007No. AC 27616PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
2Per curiam
The petitioner, Anthony Varchetta, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner claims that the court improperly concluded that his trial counsel rendered effective assistance. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.
The following facts, as found by the court, and procedural history are relevant to our resolution of the petitioner’s appeal. On July 3, 2003, pursuant to a plea agreement, the petitioner entered a plea of guilty under the Alford doctrine 2 to two counts of sexual assault in the first degree. In…
3Cases cited7 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Pierce v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
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4Cited by5 opinions
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