Legal Opinion
Clarke v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided October 1, 1996No. 14760PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHeiman, J.
The petitioner appeals1 from the judgments of the habeas court dismissing his petitions for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court (1) applied an incorrect legal standard in evaluating his claim of actual innocence and (2) improperly dismissed his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel by incorrectly evaluating the credibility of a witness in the habeas proceedings. We affirm the judgments of the habeas court.
The following history of the case is necessary for a resolution of this appeal. The petitioner was convicted, after a jury trial, of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Herrera v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Kelley v. BonneySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Summerville v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Taborsky v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Jenkins v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1999
- Lewis v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
- Clarke v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- Wieler v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1997
- Milbauer v. MilbauerConnecticut Appellate Court · 1999
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