Legal Opinion
Jefferson v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided August 6, 2013No. AC 33240PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
2Per curiam
The petitioner, Hakim R. Jefferson, appeals following the denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal the petitioner claims that the habeas court abused its discretion by denying (1) his petition for certification to appeal and (2) his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We dismiss the appeal.
The following facts and procedural posture are relevant to this case. The petitioner was convicted of murder in November, 2003, and sentenced to fifty years imprisonment. On his direct…
3Cases cited9 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Simms v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. WhistnantSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Taylor v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
- Castonguay v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
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4Cited by12 opinions
- Bridges v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2016
- Martin v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2018
- Moye v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2016
- Perez v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2019
- Smith v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2018
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