Jackson v. Commissioner of Correction

Opinion

BEACH, J.

The petitioner, Billy Jackson, appeals following the habeas court’s denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the judgment denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court abused its discretion by denying his petition for certification to appeal and that it erroneously rejected his claim that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance. The petitioner specifically claims that his trial counsel was ineffective in failing to object to the court’s instruction to the jury on self-defense because the instruction…