Legal Opinion

Pagan v. Commissioner of Correction

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided November 27, 2007No. AC 27806PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

McLACHLAN, J.

The petitioner, William Pagan, appeals following the denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the judgment denying his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus in which he alleged that he was denied the effective assistance of trial counsel. We dismiss the appeal.

The petitioner pleaded guilty to possession with intent to sell more than one ounce of heroin in violation of General Statutes § 2 la-278 (b) pursuant to North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25, 91 S. Ct. 160, 27 L. Ed. 2d 162 (1970). See State v. Pagan, 75 Conn. App. 423, 425-26, 816 A.2d 635,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Pagan v. GonzalezConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
  2. Peterson v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
  3. Pagan v. GonzalezConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009

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