Legal Opinion
Fernandez v. Commissioner of Correction
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 2, 2009No. SC 18247PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ROGERS, C. J.
The petitioner, Rafael Fernandez, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. In this appeal, 1 the petitioner asks us to determine whether the habeas court properly found that the actions of the petitioner’s trial counsel, William T. Gerace, in obtaining the trial court’s permission to withdraw from representing the petitioner at his criminal trial, did not amount to ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.
The following relevant facts and procedural history are set forth in our…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Crawford v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- Taylor v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2017
- Ham v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
- Vazquez v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
- Ebron v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
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