Legal Opinion
Giannotti v. Warden
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided November 12, 1991No. 9755PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFott, J.
The petitioner appeals from the court’s denial of his writ of habeas corpus. He challenges the court’s rejection of his claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. He also alleges that the habeas court was incorrect in failing to conclude that there had been ineffective assistance of appellate counsel.1
The defendant was tried before a jury, which heard testimony over a three day period. The jury subsequently found the defendant guilty of sexual assault in the first degree, attempted sexual assault in the first degree, assault in the second degree, conspiracy to commit sexual assault in…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- People v. BaldiNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Johnson v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Ostolaza v. WardenConnecticut Appellate Court · 1992
- Holley v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- Jenkins v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1999
- Jeffrey v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1994
- Bowers v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1994
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