Legal Opinion
Dawson v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided March 25, 2008No. AC 27528PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BEACH, J.
The petitioner, Michael Dawson, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly (1) found that he had violated the terms of his plea agreement, (2) concluded that he failed to prove that he had received ineffective assistance of counsel and (3) rejected his claim that the prosecutor was improperly involved in his representation. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.
The following facts and procedural history are relevant to our resolution of the petitioner’s…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Roe v. Flores-OrtegaSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- State v. GarvinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
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3Cited by7 opinions
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