Legal Opinion
Veal v. Warden
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided August 4, 1992No. 10485PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLavery, J.
The principal issue in this habeas corpus appeal is whether the habeas court properly found that the petitioner, Samuel J. Veal, was afforded effective assistance of counsel as guaranteed by the United States and Connecticut constitutions. A jury found the petitioner guilty of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a,1 and the trial court imposed a sentence of sixty years. The petitioner appealed to the Supreme Court which upheld the conviction in State v. Veal, 201 Conn. 368, 517 A.2d 615 (1986).
The petitioner then brought a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the Superior…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hill v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Kuhlmann v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Phillips v. WardenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- State v. MorrillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
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3Cited by15 opinions
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