Legal Opinion

Douros v. Commissioner of Correction

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided December 9, 2008No. AC 28717PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

2Per curiam

The petitioner, Marcos Douros, appeals following the denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the judgment of the habeas court denying his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner claims that the court abused its discretion in denying certification to appeal and improperly rejected his claim that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance. We dismiss the petitioner’s appeal.

Following an incident at the petitioner’s residence in April, 2002, he was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a weapon and breach of the peace in the second…

3Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Simms v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
  2. Simms v. WardenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
  3. State v. DourosConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
  4. Cabral v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008

4Cited by6 opinions

  1. Necaise v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
  2. Lane v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011
  3. Gaines v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
  4. Saunders v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2012
  5. Tuck v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010

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