Legal Opinion
Vasquez v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided November 18, 2008No. AC 28556PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LAVINE, J.
The petitioner, Emisael Vasquez, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly concluded that he was not denied the effective assistance of trial counsel. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.
The petitioner was convicted of assault in the first degree and violation of probation for stabbing Bobby Johnson during a dice game on July 17, 1999. Johnson claimed that the petitioner was the aggressor, and the petitioner claimed that he acted in self-defense. The…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Johnson v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- Mitchell v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
- Ruffin v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Necaise v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
- McCown v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
- Robinson v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
- Washington v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
- Vasquez v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008