Legal Opinion
Small v. Commissioner of Correction
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 6, 2008No. SC 17803PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ZARELLA, J.
The issue in this appeal is whether the trial or appellate counsel of the petitioner, Anthony Small, rendered ineffective assistance in failing to object to, or to challenge on direct appeal, the trial court’s jury instructions, which did not include the legal definition of “attempt,” when the petitioner was charged with felony murder predicated on the crime of attempt to commit robbery in the first degree. We conclude that any error by the petitioner’s trial or appellate counsel did not prejudice the petitioner and, therefore, affirm the judgment of the Appellate Court,…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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3Cited by110 opinions
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