Legal Opinion
Falby v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided August 10, 1993No. 11647PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLavery, J.
The petitioner appeals from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He claims that the trial court improperly determined (1) that erroneous advice given by his attorney did not deprive him of effective assistance of counsel, and (2) that his attorney’s erroneous advice did not render his guilty plea involuntary and therefore invalid. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The relevant facts are undisputed. On June 13,1978, a nine year old girl was strangled and left to die in a stream near her home in Westport. Three days later, the petitioner was arrested and confessed to…
2Cases cited26 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
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Johnson v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1995
- State v. AndrewsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Bowers v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1994
- Ramos v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
- In re Jason C.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
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