Stenner v. Commissioner of Correction

Opinion

The petitioner, Jeffrey R. Stenner, 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 coipus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas 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 *373counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to investigate adequately and to present to the jury the theory that a coconspirator had reason to kill the victim. We…