Legal Opinion
Crawford v. Commissioner of Correction
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 26, 2008No. SC 17882PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ZARELLA, J.
The petitioner, Romances Crawford, appeals following the denial of his petition for certifica tion to appeal from the judgment of the habeas court denying his pro se 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 and his habeas petition seeking to withdraw his guilty plea under the Alford doctrine 1 on the ground that his trial counsel had provided him with ineffective assistance of counsel. The petitioner also claims that the habeas court abused its discretion in…
2Cases cited13 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
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Simms v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Washington v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- Sanders v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2016
- State v. DupigneySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
- Vazquez v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011
- Farnum v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
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