Legal Opinion
Colon v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided November 16, 1999No. AC 19004PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
2Per curiam
The petitioner, Vincent Colon, appeals from the judgment dismissing his habeas corpus petition and denying his petition for certification to appeal.1 On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court improperly (1) denied his petition for certification to appeal, (2) found that the petitioner’s trial attorney provided effective assistance of counsel and (3) failed to apply the standard required under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687, 104 S. Ct. 2052, 80 L. Ed. 2d 674 (1984), in reaching its conclusion that the petitioner was not denied effective assistance of counsel.…
3Cases cited8 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Simms v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Simms v. WardenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Lozada v. DeedsSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Copas v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
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4Cited by6 opinions
- Dwyer v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
- Johnson v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- Perez v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
- Ebron v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2000
- Colon v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
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