Legal Opinion
Baez v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided May 3, 1994No. 11719PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFreedman, J.
The petitioner appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner asserts that the habeas court improperly found (1) that the petitioner was competent at the time of his guilty pleas and (2) that the failure of the petitioner’s trial counsel to investigate the petitioner’s mental condition did not constitute ineffective assistance of counsel. We reverse the judgment of the habeas court in part and remand the case for further proceedings.
The habeas court found the following facts. The petitioner, a Vietnam veteran, was…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Bunkley v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Copas v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Lorthe v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
- State v. IralaConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
- Mercer v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1998
- Walton v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2000
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