Legal Opinion
Davis v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided December 4, 2018No. AC40090PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDiPENTIMA, C.J.
*368 The petitioner, James L. Davis III, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his second amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court (1) abused its discretion in denying his petition for certification to appeal and (2) erred in concluding that his trial counsel had not rendered ineffective assistance by failing to (A) file a motion in limine to preclude certain evidence, (B) consult with and present the testimony of an eyewitness identification expert, (C) object to the testimony of a laboratory supervisor on the ground that the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Simms v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Hodges v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2019
- Outing v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2019
- Davis v. Comm'r of Corr.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2019