Legal Opinion
Hamlin v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided April 7, 2009No. AC 29455PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DiPENTIMA, J.
In an amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed November 20, 2006, the petitioner, Richard Hamlin, alleged that his attorneys at his criminal trial provided ineffective assistance of counsel when they failed to cross-examine adequately one of the state’s witnesses and failed to present evidence of third party culpability. Following a trial on the merits, the habeas court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly (1) denied his motion for a continuance and (2) determined that he had failed to prove…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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