Legal Opinion
Francis v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided May 14, 2013No. AC 33427PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PELLEGRINO, J.
The petitioner, Ernest Francis, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court improperly rejected his claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.
The petitioner’s conviction was the subject of a direct appeal. See State v. Francis, 228 Conn. 118, 119, 635 A.2d 762 (1993). In affirming the conviction, our Supreme Court set forth the following facts: “On March 8, 1990, the [petitioner] and the victim were incarcerated at the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- Campfield v. Stickman, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Small v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- State v. CanalesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Bozelko v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2016
- Lapointe v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2015
- State v. JosephConnecticut Appellate Court · 2015
- State v. StanleyConnecticut Appellate Court · 2015