Legal Opinion

Robinson v. Commissioner of Correction

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided March 27, 2001No. AC 19038PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*431 Opinion

SCHALLER, J.

The petitioner, Shawn Robinson, appeals from the judgments of the habeas court dismissing one petition for a writ of habeas corpus and denying another. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court abused its discretion in denying his petitions for certification to appeal and improperly rejected his claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. We dismiss the petitioner’s appeal as it relates to one of the judgments of the habeas court and affirm the other judgment.

The following facts and procedural history are relevant to our disposition of the petitioner’s…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Simms v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
  4. Simms v. WardenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
  5. Lozada v. DeedsSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
  2. Dunkley v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
  3. Gibson v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
  4. Eubanks v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2016
  5. Robinson v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001

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