Legal Opinion
Grant v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided May 25, 2010No. AC 30112PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DiPENTIMA, J.
The petitioner, Donnette Grant, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying her petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly (1) dismissed count two of the habeas petition for failure to state a cause of action and (2) denied her claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.
The facts surrounding the underlying conviction were set forth in the decision of this court disposing of the petitioner’s criminal appeal. “Lennox Walker, the victim’s father, arranged for the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Summerville v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Bryant v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- Holley v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- Crawford v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Diaz v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
- Kaddah v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
- Carter v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2012
- Fine v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
- Smith v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
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