Legal Opinion
Ricks v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided November 21, 2006No. AC 25711PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McLACHLAN, J.
The petitioner, Ronald Ricks, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly concluded that he failed to prove his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.
The court reasonably could have found the following facts. On December 12, 1997, two black males wearing ski masks entered a market on Madison Avenue in Bridgeport and demanded money from the owner. One of the males, the shorter of the two, carried a gun and was…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Solek v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
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- Leatherwood v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
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