Sotomayor v. Commissioner of Correction

Opinion

ROBINSON, J.

The petitioner, Herminio Sotomayor, appeals following the habeas court’s denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the court’s judgment denying his revised amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner claims that the habeas court abused its discretion in denying his petition for certification to appeal and improperly rejected his claim that his trial counsel had provided ineffective assistance at sentencing by failing to prepare properly and to present sufficient mitigation evidence. We dismiss the appeal.

This court set forth the facts giving…