Kennett v. Commissioner of Correction

Opinion

The petitioner, David Kennett, appeals following the denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the judgments dismissing his petitions for a writ of habeas corpus. He claims that the court abused its discretion when it denied his petition for certification to appeal and rejected his claims of (1) ineffective assistance of counsel at his habeas trial and (2) ineffective assistance of counsel on direct appeal. We dismiss the petitioner’s appeal.

The petitioner was convicted of nine counts of sexual assault in the first degree, one count of attempt to commit sexual assault in…