Legal Opinion
Crowder v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided November 13, 2001No. AC 21496PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
2Per curiam
The petitioner brings this appeal from the habeas court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner claims that the habeas court improperly denied his petition because his counsel at trial was ineffective and, therefore, his confinement is unlawful. We disagree and affirm the habeas court’s judgment.
*865On September 4,1996, the petitioner entered a guilty plea, pursuant to the Alford1 doctrine, to a charge of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a).2 Thereafter, the trial court sentenced him to thirty-five years imprisonment. On July 23, 1999, the…
3Cases cited8 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
- State v. HernandezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Greene v. PerryConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
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4Cited by2 opinions
- Baillargeon v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
- Webster Trust v. RolySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002