Alexander v. Commissioner of Correction

Opinion

SCHALLER, J.

The petitioner, Carl Alexander, appeals following the denial of certification to appeal from the judgment denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court abused its discretion in denying certification to appeal and improperly rejected his claims that his trial counsel had provided ineffective assistance by (1) failing to advise him properly that, in changing his plea, he would not be sentenced pursuant to a plea agreement but at the court’s discretion and (2) refusing to file a motion to withdraw his guilty plea. We…