Kennedy v. Commissioner of Correction

Opinion

The petitioner, Eric Kennedy, appeals following the denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the judgment of the habeas court denying his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus1 and claims that the habeas court abused its discretion in denying his petition for certification to appeal. The court concluded that the petitioner had failed to demonstrate that the trial attorney who had represented him on the underlying charges as enumerated in his habeas petition rendered ineffective assistance of counsel by failing (1) to advise him adequately of the consequences of…