Legal Opinion
McClean v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided August 14, 2007No. AC 26244PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DiPENTIMA, J.
The petitioner, Michael McClean, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court dismissing his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner claims that the court (1) abused its discretion by excluding certain testimony as irrelevant and (2) improperly concluded that defense counsel had not rendered ineffective legal assistance during his representation of the petitioner. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.
The following facts and procedural history inform our disposition of the petitioner’s appeal. In connection with the shooting death of Jose Vasquez…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- James L. v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- Bowden v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Logan v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
- State v. GarciaConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
- Sargent v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
- Hamlin v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
- State v. McCleanConnecticut Appellate Court · 2016
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