Legal Opinion

Mason v. Commissioner of Correction

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided November 4, 2003No. AC 22943PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

2Per curiam

The petitioner, Mark A. Mason, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus and his petition for certification to appeal to this court. On appeal, the petitioner argues that the court (1) abused its discretion when it denied his petition for certification to appeal and (2) improperly denied his second amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus because the court incorrectly determined that he was not denied the effective assistance of counsel. We dismiss the appeal.

The following facts, as found by the court, are relevant to our…

3Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Simms v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
  3. White v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2000
  4. Bewry v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
  5. Daniels v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003

4Cited by4 opinions

  1. Mejia v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
  2. Mozell v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2014
  3. Hollis v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
  4. Mason v. CommissionerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004

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