Legal Opinion
Wellington v. Corrections
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided December 30, 1996No. CV-96-189-MPublished
1Opinion of the Court
Wellington v . Corrections CV-96-189-M 12/30/96 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE James Wellington, Plaintiff v. Civil N o . 96-189-M Paul Brodeur, Commissioner, Department of Corrections, Defendant. O R D E R James Wellington brings this petition for habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, claiming that he received ineffective assistance of counsel during his state criminal trial. He also claims that the New Hampshire Adult Parole Board (the “Board”) and the New Hampshire Department of Corrections have wrongfully denied him parole based upon his failure to…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional ComplexSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Tollett v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
21 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.