Legal Opinion
Edwards v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided March 19, 2013No. AC 33641PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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GRUENDEL. J.
The petitioner, Michael A. Edwards, following a grant of certification to appeal by the habeas court, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner claims that the habeas court improperly denied his petition after erroneously finding that his prior habeas counsel had not rendered ineffective assistance. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.1
The following facts and procedural history are relevant to the resolution of the petitioner’s claim. “During the evening of February 18, 1995, the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Perry v. LeekeSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Lozada v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- State v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- State v. BarnesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Jefferson v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
- Westberry v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2016
- Ham v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2014
- State v. PjuraConnecticut Appellate Court · 2020
- Talton v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2015