Legal Opinion
Smith v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided March 4, 2014No. AC34321PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DiPENTIMA, C. J.
The petitioner, Lawrence Smith, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying in part his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly determined that he received effective assistance of trial and appellate counsel. We are not persuaded by the petitioner’s arguments, and, accordingly, affirm the judgment of the habeas court.
A jury found the petitioner guilty of murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-54a (a) and 53a-8 (a), felony murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-54c and 53a-8 (a),…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Small v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Davis v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2020
- Rosa v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2017
- Thompson v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2017
- Outing v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2019
- Banks v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2018
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