Williams v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ALVORD, J.
The petitioner, Rashad Williams, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He claims that the court abused its discretion when it denied his petition for certification to appeal and improperly concluded that he had not established that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance. We dismiss the petitioner’s appeal.
The facts that the habeas court adopted were set forth by this court in the petitioner’s direct appeal from his judgment of conviction in the underlying criminal matter. As recounted by this court…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Smith v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
- Lopez v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
- State v. WilliamsConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
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