Legal Opinion
STEPHEN S. v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided April 17, 2012No. AC 32727PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ROBINSON, J.
The petitioner, Stephen S., appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal the petitioner asserts that the habeas court erred in denying his claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel because his trial counsel (1) did not sufficiently consult with expert witnesses regarding the physical evidence of sexual abuse in the petitioner’s case and (2) failed to consult with experts in the field of child sexual abuse to counter the prosecution’s witnesses. We disagree with the petitioner’s contentions, and,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- George Lindstadt v. John P. Keane, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
- Louis Eze v. Daniel A. Senkowski, Superintendent, Clinton Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
- Kenneth G. Pavel v. Melvin L. Hollins, Superintendent, Oneida Correctional Facility Eliot L. Spitzer, Attorney General of New York StateCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
- Ben Gersten v. Daniel Senkowski, Superintendent of Clinton Correctional Facility, Eliot L. Spitzer, Attorney General of the State of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Spearman v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2016
- Antonio A. v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2014
- Kellman v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2017
- Coleman v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2012
- Nicholson v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2018
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