Legal Opinion
Velasco v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided February 2, 2010No. AC 30405; AC 30814PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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LA.VINE, J.
The petitioner, Victor Jose Velasco, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court, Sahú-man, J., denying his second amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus.1 The habeas court granted the petition for certification to appeal. The petitioner claims that the court improperly concluded that he failed to prove that trial counsel (1) was ineffective because he failed to argue effectively an oral motion to suppress the principal eyewitness identification, (2) was ineffective in his cross-examination of that witness and (3) failed to offer expert testimony on eyewitness…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. KempSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. VelascoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Duperry v. SolnitSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- State v. MarquezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Henderson v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011
- Antonio A. v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2014
- State v. WilliamsConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
- Robinson v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2016
- Hodges v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2019
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