Legal Opinion

Robinson v. Commissioner of Correction

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided November 19, 2002No. AC 22556PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

2Per curiam

The petitioner, Matthew Robinson, appeals from the habeas court’s judgment denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that he was innocent in fact1 and that the court improperly concluded that the assistance rendered by the petitioner’s trial counsel was not ineffective. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.

In December, 1997, a jury convicted the petitioner of having murdered Raymond Felix on May 19, 1997, in Bridgeport. The conviction was upheld by this court in *581State v. Robinson, 56 Conn. App. 794, 746 A.2d 210, cert. denied, 253 Conn.…

3Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Safford v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
  2. Henry v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2000
  3. Holley v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
  4. State v. RobinsonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2000

4Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. AdamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2017
  2. Spivey v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
  3. Robichaud v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003

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