Legal Opinion
Edwards v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided March 22, 2005No. AC 24777PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FLYNN, J.
The petitioner, Sherman Edwards, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas coipus. The court granted the petition for certification to appeal. The petitioner claims that the court improperly concluded that he was not deprived of the effective assistance of counsel. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.
The incident that gave rise to criminal charges against the petitioner took place on May 31, 1991. On that day, shooting erupted at the Quinnipiac Terrace housing project in New Haven as two rival gangs battled for control of…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- California v. TybergSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. WhelanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. JenningsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Floyd v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
- Nieves v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
- State v. CollinsConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
- Edwards v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- Edwards v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005