Santos v. Commissioner of Correction

The petitioner, Richard Santos, appeals following the denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the judgment of the habeas court denying his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner claims that the habeas court abused its discretion in denying his petition for certification to appeal because it improperly concluded that (1) the prosecutor in his criminal trial did not knowingly present false or misleading testimony against him, 1 and (2) his trial defense counsel did not render ineffective assistance of counsel. 2 We dismiss the appeal. The following facts,…