Legal Opinion
Wellington v. Commissioner, Department of Corrections
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided October 31, 1995No. Nos. 94-096; 94-265; No. 95-224PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrock, C.J.
In these consolidated cases, the plaintiff, James Wellington, appeals the Superior Court (Murphy, J., Goode, J., and Groff, J.) denial of three petitions for writ of habeas corpus. These petitions essentially allege that the plaintiff is entitled to relief because he has been denied parole for failing to complete the sexual offender program in prison, and that he was rendered ineffective assistance of counsel prior to entering his guilty plea and at the time he received his sentence. We affirm.
*400In 1987, the plaintiff pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated felonious sexual assault. He…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Lockhart v. FretwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- State v. BallSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1983
- Knowles v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1995
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3Cited by5 opinions
- State v. SharkeySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2007
- Alberto Ramos v. Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2017
- Ainsworth v. NH Dept, of CorrectionsDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2000
- Pratt v. NH State Prison WardenDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2000
- Wellington v. CorrectionsDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1996