Legal Opinion
Amado v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided September 16, 2008No. AC 28381PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LAVERY, J.
The petitioner, Eric Amado, appeals following the denial of certification to appeal from the judgment of the habeas court dismissing his second amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner claims that the court abused its discretion in denying certification to appeal and improperly rejected his claim that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance. We dismiss the petitioner’s appeal.
The facts giving rise to this case are set forth in State v. Amado, 42 Conn. App. 348, 680 A.2d 974 (1996), after remand, 50 Conn. App. 607, 719 A.2d 45 (1998), rev’d in…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Simms v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Lozada v. DeedsSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- State v. JamesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- State v. AmadoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Weinberg v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
- Amado v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008