Johnson v. Commissioner of Correction

Opinion

The petitioner, Clovis Johnson, appeals from the judgment rendered by the habeas court denying his request for certification to appeal to this court following the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.2 The petitioner claims that he was denied his constitutional rights to effective assistance of trial counsel as well as counsel who prepared his first habeas petition.

*730The following facts and procedural history are relevant to the resolution of this appeal. On July 17, 1992, following the commencement of jury selection, the petitioner pleaded guilty, pursuant to the Alford?…