Legal Opinion
Harris v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided May 20, 2008No. AC 28282PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GRUENDEL, J.
The petitioner, Reginald Harris, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He claims that the court improperly concluded that (1) his challenges to the legality of his sentence lacked merit and (2) his trial counsel provided effective assistance. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.
The facts underlying this habeas appeal are set forth in State v. Harris, 28 Conn. App. 474, 612 A.2d 123, cert. denied, 223 Conn. 926, 614 A.2d 828 (1992). “At about 6:30 p.m. on October 12,1989, the victim, Timothy Wallace, age…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. PiskorskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Johnson v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- State v. ChicanoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Johnson v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Anderson v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
- Grant v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
- State v. Ruiz-PachecoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2020
- Brunetti v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2012
- Ortiz v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2022
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