Legal Opinion
Ancona v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided April 3, 2007No. AC 26960PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ROGERS, J.
The petitioner, Joseph Ancona, appeals following the denial of certification to appeal from the judgment of the habeas court dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court should have granted his petition for certification to appeal because his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to investigate the viability of an insanity defense. We dismiss the appeal.
Following a jury trial, the petitioner was found guilty of three counts of arson in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-lll (a)…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Barefoot v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Simms v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Lozada v. DeedsSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Griffin v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Alterisi v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
- FRANCIS D. v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
- Grant v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
- Ancona v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007