Legal Opinion
Williams v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided July 26, 2005No. AC 25391PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LAVERY, C. J.
The petitioner, Anthony Williams, appeals following the denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He claims that the court abused its discretion when it denied his petition for certification to appeal and improperly rejected his claims of ineffective assistance of counsel for his trial attorney’s failure (1) to investigate his alibi witness adequately and (2) to advise him of his appellate rights. We dismiss the petitioner’s appeal.
On November 5, 1997, after his trial already had begun, the petitioner…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Simms v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. GeislerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Simms v. WardenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Bowden v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
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- State v. GayConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008