Legal Opinion
Mejia v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided October 24, 2006No. AC 25304PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SCHALLER, J.
The petitioner, Percy Mejia, appeals following the denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court (1) abused its discretion by denying his petition for certification to appeal and (2) improperly dismissed his claims that his previous attorneys had provided him with ineffective assistance of counsel. We reverse in part the judgment of the habeas court.
The following facts and procedural history are relevant to our discussion of the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- McCleskey v. ZantSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Simms v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Simms v. WardenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Lozada v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Diaz v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
- Carter v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
- Kearney v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
- Mejia v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
- Zollo v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2012
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