Legal Opinion
Merriam v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided December 30, 2008No. AC 28940PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
2Per curiam
The petitioner, Robert Merriam, has appealed following the denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He claims that the court abused its discretion in denying his petition for certification and improperly rejected his claims that both his trial counsel and his appellate counsel rendered ineffective assistance. We dismiss the appeal.
The petitioner, after a trial by jury, was found guilty of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1987) § 53a-70 (a),…
3Cases cited8 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Simms v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Small v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- State v. MerriamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- State v. JamesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
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4Cited by3 opinions
- State v. WoodtkeConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011
- Merriam v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- Merriam v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009