Legal Opinion
Tilus v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided August 8, 2017No. AC39275PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLavine, J.
The petitioner, Tinesse Tilus, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court improperly concluded that his state and federal constitutional rights to (1) conflict free counsel and (2) the effective assistance of counsel were not violated. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.
In 2012, following a jury trial, the petitioner was convicted of one count of robbery in the first degree, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-134(a)(2), for his participation in the robbery of the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Richardson v. WestSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- State v. CrespoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Grover v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2018
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- Tilus v. Comm'r of Corr.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2017