Legal Opinion
Falcon v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided November 7, 2006No. AC 26906PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
2Per curiam
The petitioner, Damon Falcon, appeals following the denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the judgment of the habeas court, White, J., dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court abused its discretion when it concluded that he was not denied the effective assistance of counsel. We dismiss the appeal.
The petitioner pleaded guilty to four crimes alleged in two separate informations 1 and was given an effective sentence of twenty years in prison and ten years of special parole pursuant to a plea agreement. 2 The…
3Cases cited8 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Simms v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Simms v. WardenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Bunkley v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
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4Cited by8 opinions
- Lorthe v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
- J.R. v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
- Alexander v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
- Madagoski v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
- Edwards v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
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