Legal Opinion

Henderson v. Commissioner of Correction

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided May 31, 2011No. AC 32039PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BEAR, J.

The petitioner, Bill Roy Henderson, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court following the denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the judgment denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court abused its discretion in denying his petition for certification to appeal and improperly concluded that (1) trial counsel was not ineffective in failing to call certain witnesses to testify at the petitioner’s criminal trial, (2) trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to offer a specific recommendation that the…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Simms v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
  4. Lozada v. DeedsSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Copas v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Sanders v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2016
  2. Tutson v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
  3. Jackson v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2014
  4. Rodriguez v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011
  5. Pereira v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2017

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