Morris v. Commissioner of Correction

Opinion

The petitioner, Monteral Morris,

appeals following the habeas court’s denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the judgment denying his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court abused its discretion in denying his petition for certification to appeal. Specifically, he claims that the court (1) improperly rejected his claim that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to file certain motions and (2) improperly rejected his claim that trial counsel failed to investigate adequately the evidence…