Legal Opinion
Smith v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided August 11, 2009No. AC 29387PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FLYNN, C. J.
The petitioner, David Neal Smith, appeals following the denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the judgment of the habeas court denying his second amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court abused its discretion in denying certification to appeal and that it improperly rejected his claim that his trial counsel had provided ineffective assistance. We disagree and dismiss the petitioner’s appeal.
In State v. Smith, 69 Conn. App. 167, 796 A.2d 575, cert. denied, 260 Conn. 930, 798 A.2d 973 (2002), we upheld the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Simms v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Simms v. WardenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. TroupeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Toccaline v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Moore v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
- In re Jah'za G.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2013
- Gonzalez v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
- Saunders v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2012
- Smith v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
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