Legal Opinion

Smith v. Commissioner of Correction

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided April 2, 2013No. AC 33418PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BORDEN, J.

The petitioner, Joshua Smith, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his third amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner claims that the court improperly concluded that at his criminal trial: (1) he received effective assistance of counsel; and (2) there was no Brady1 violation. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.

The facts giving rise to this case are set forth in State v. Smith, 46 Conn. App. 600, 601, 700 A.2d 91, cert. denied, 243 Conn. 935, 702 A.2d 642 (1997). “On February 11, 1994, the victim, Devon Laidley, and his girlfriend,…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Bryant v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
  4. State v. WilcoxSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
  5. Holley v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Ramos v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2017
  2. Soto v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2022
  3. Williams v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
  4. Darryl W. v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2017
  5. Rojas v. Comm'r of Corr.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2017

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