Smith v. Commissioner of Correction

The petitioner, Tremaine Smith, appeals following the denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the judgment of the habeas court denying his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus, in which he alleged ineffective assistance on the part of his trial counsel in advising him on presentence confinement credit during a plea proceeding. The dispositive issue is whether the habeas court abused its discretion in so doing. We conclude that it did not and, accordingly, dismiss the appeal.

The following factual and procedural history is relevant to our resolution of this appeal. On…