Legal Opinion

Burgos-Torres v. Commissioner of Correction

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided May 14, 2013No. (AC 33685)PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

SHELDON, J.

The petitioner, Julio Burgos-Torres, 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 court abused its discretion in denying his petition for certification to appeal and that the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus was improper because his trial counsel (1) was burdened by an actual conflict of interest and (2) failed to present an alibi defense. We dismiss the appeal.

The petitioner’s conviction was the…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Simms v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
  3. Vazquez v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011
  4. Thurlow v. HULTENSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
  5. Santiago v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Ramos v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2017
  2. Franko v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2025
  3. Marshall v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2018
  4. Bigelow v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
  5. Mukhtaar v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2015

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