Legal Opinion
Williams v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided March 20, 2007No. AC 26893PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McLACHLAN, J.
This appeal concerns the distinction between the due diligence prong in a petition for a new trial pursuant to General Statutes § 52-270 1 made on the basis of newly discovered evidence and the performance prong of an ineffective assistance of counsel claim in a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner, Christopher Williams, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus in which he alleged, inter alia, that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance. 2 The petitioner claims that the court improperly…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- California v. TybergSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. WhelanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- United States v. Robert E. Bales, A/K/A Bob Bailes, A/K/A Robert E. BailesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Thomas AllenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Kellman v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2017
- Johnson v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
- Terracino v. BuzziConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
- Gonzalez v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
- Barry v. BOARD OF EDUC. OF NEW BRITAINConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011
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