Woods v. Commissioner of Correction

Opinion

WEST, J.

The respondent commissioner of correction, on the granting of his petition for certification, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court granting the petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by the petitioner, Jermaine Woods. The court based its decision on the petitioner’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. The respondent claims on appeal that the court improperly determined that counsel rendered ineffective legal assistance to the petitioner such that the petitioner suffered prejudice. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.

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