Legal Opinion
Saunders v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided March 31, 2009No. AC 29313PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
2Per curiam
The petitioner, Mario Saunders, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, he argues that the court improperly concluded that he was not denied the effective assistance of counsel. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.
The petitioner pleaded guilty, pursuant to the Alford doctrine, 1 to three counts of aggravated sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70a (a) (1), three counts of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of § 53a-70 (a) (1), two counts of kidnapping in the…
3Cases cited6 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Johnson v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- Dawson v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
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4Cited by2 opinions
- Saunders v. CommissionerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- Saunders v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009