Legal Opinion
Crespo v. Commissioner of Correction
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 4, 2009No. SC 18241PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
VERTEFEUILLE, J.
The petitioner, Jose Crespo, appeals 1 from the denial of his petition for certification to appeal 2 from the judgment of the habeas court dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner claims that the habeas court abused its discretion in denying his petition for certification to appeal because it is debatable among jurists of reason whether an actual conflict of interest existed between the petitioner and his criminal trial counsel that prevented the petitioner from receiving effective assistance of counsel at trial. We disagree and conclude that…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Simms v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Lozada v. DeedsSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Copas v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Johnson v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- Richardson v. WestSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
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3Cited by19 opinions
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