Legal Opinion
Asif v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided March 29, 2011No. AC 31368PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
2Per curiam
The petitioner, Osman Asif, 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 court abused its discretion in denying certification to appeal and improperly rejected his claim that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance. We disagree and dismiss the appeal.
The record reveals the following relevant facts and procedural history. On June 14, 2005, the petitioner pleaded guilty under the Alford doctrine 1 to two counts of larceny in…
3Cases cited8 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Simms v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Lozada v. DeedsSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- State v. BoscarinoConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
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4Cited by2 opinions
- Asif v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011
- Asif v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011