11/16/2009
Crawford v. Commissioner of Correction - SC18315 ("On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court improperly found that he had procedurally defaulted with regard to his claims challenging the sufficiency of his plea canvass and the state’s breach of his plea agreement that his sentences would be 'fully' concurrent. The petitioner also claims that the habeas court improperly determined that he was not entitled to one day of sentence credit under General Statutes § 18-98d (a) (2) (A). Finally, he claims that the habeas court improperly rejected his claim that he had been deprived of his right to appeal because he had not been given notice of that right.") 10/30/2009
AC29588 - Davis v. Commissioner of Correction ("He claims that the court improperly dismissed his claims of ineffective assistance of counsel.")
AC29192 - Samuels v. Commissioner of Correction ("On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly held that it did not have subject matter jurisdiction over the petition because Public Acts 2006, No. 06-152, § 5, which modified General Statutes (Rev. to 2005) § 52-466, unambiguously expanded the jurisdiction of the habeas court and eliminated the ‘‘in custody’’ requirement from subsection (a) (2) for those petitioners who claim a deprivation of liberty and who presently are confined in a correctional facility as a result of being convicted of a crime.")
AC30458 - Parker v. Commissioner of Correction ("In the case before us, the petitioner, Kaniyn Parker, appeals following the habeas court’s denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the court’s judgment dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that the court did not have jurisdiction over the petition.")
AC29544 - Raynor v. Commissioner of Correction - ("The petitioner claims that the court improperly concluded that his trial counsel was not ineffective in (1) failing properly to prepare for and to investigate prior to trial and (2) failing to recall a certain witness in the criminal trial.") 10/2/2009
AC29276 - Lewis v. Commissioner of Correction ("On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly failed (1) to conclude that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance in relation to the petitioner’s waiver of a jury trial, (2) to conclude that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by allegedly taking away from the petitioner the right to decide whether to testify at trial, (3) to conclude that the trial court violated the petitioner’s sixth amendment right to counsel by failing to appoint an attorney to represent him during the criminal trial with respect to other charges in a separate proceeding and (4) to consider the testimony of the petitioner’s expert witness.")
AC28990 - Morant v. Commissioner of Correction ("The petitioner, Stefon Morant, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner contends that the court improperly concluded that at his criminal trial (1) there was no violation of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S. Ct. 1194, 10 L. Ed. 2d 215 (1963), and (2) he received effective assistance of counsel.")
AC29731 - Joseph v. Commissioner of Correction ("The petitioner, Brenor Joseph, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. That petition contained two counts alleging (1) that the petitioner was deprived of his right to effective assistance of counsel at his criminal trial and (2) actual innocence. On appeal, he claims only that the court improperly determined that he received effective assistance of counsel.")
AC29690 - Williams v. Commissioner of Correction - ("On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly determined that he received effective assistance of counsel.") 9/1/2009
AC29760 - Lewis v. Commissioner of Correction ("The petitioner claims that the court improperly concluded that (1) he failed to prove that the state suppressed evidence of an agreement with a witness, (2) his claim that his conviction was the product of perjured testimony was not an independent or freestanding claim on which relief could be granted in a habeas proceeding and (3) newly discovered evidence did not establish his actual innocence of the crimes of which he was convicted.")
AC29562 - Miller v. Commissioner of Correction ("He contends that the court improperly concluded that he failed to prove his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. The petitioner further alleges a due process violation.")
AC29387 - Smith v. Commissioner of Correction ("On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court abused its discretion in denying certification to appeal and that it improperly rejected his claim that his trial counsel had provided ineffective assistance.")
AC29284 - Townsend v. Commissioner of Correction ("On appeal, he claims that (1) his trial counsel was ineffective for not advising him of his appellate rights in connection with the denial of his motion to withdraw his plea, (2) his trial counsel was ineffective in his preparation for trial and (3) it was improper for the court to grant the motion filed by the respondent, the commissioner of correction, to quash the petitioner’s subpoena duces tecum for the disciplinary records of police officers involved in the investigation of the underlying crime.")
AC29377 - Shelton v. Commissioner of Correction ("The petitioner claims that the court abused its discretion when it denied his petition for certification to appeal and improperly rejected his claim that his pleas of nolo contendere were not knowing, intelligent and voluntary due to (1) ineffective assistance of counsel and (2) the trial court’s having impermissibly participated in plea negotiations during the plea canvass.")
7/31/2009
AC29546 - Davila v. Commission of Correction ("On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly concluded that he was not denied the effective assistance of trial and appellate counsel when his attorneys failed to move to have the charges in the petitioner’s second criminal trial dismissed on double jeopardy grounds and failed to present this claim in his direct appeal, respectively.") 7/27/2009
Crespo v. Commissioner of Corrections - SC18241 (“The petitioner claims that the habeas court abused its discretion in denying his petition for certification to appeal because it is debatable among jurists of reason whether an actual conflict of interest existed between the petitioner and his criminal trial counsel that prevented the petitioner from receiving effective assistance of counsel at trial.”) 7/10/2009
Griffin v. Commissioner of Correction - SC18287 (“The petitioner... appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying, in part, his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner claims on appeal that the habeas court: (1) violated his right to due process by failing to find that the respondent, the commissioner of correction, had admitted certain allegations in the petitioner’s second amended petition; and (2) failed to find that the petitioner’s guilty pleas were not knowing, intelligent and voluntary.”) 7/6/2009
AC29430 - Anderson v. Commissioner of Correction ("On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly (1) denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, (2) denied his discovery motions, (3) converted the return of the respondent, the commissioner of correction, into a motion to dismiss,(4) determined that trial counsel was effective and (5) denied the petitioner’s motion for summary judgment.")
AC29456 - Davey B. v. Commissioner of Correction ("On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly (1) placed the burden on him to prove the absence of a tactical reason for counsel’s trial deficiencies and (2) held that the petitioner’s testimony could not be accepted without independent corroboration.")
AC29122 - Mock v. Commissioner of Correction ("The petitioner claims that the court abused its discretion when it denied his petition for certification to appeal and improperly rejected his claim that his guilty pleas in three separate informations were not knowing, intelligent and voluntary due to ineffective assistance of counsel.")
AC29076 - Zabian v. Commissioner of Correction ("On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly refused to order specific performance of the terms of his plea agreement. Specifically, he alleges that he has not been credited with the proper amount of jail credit toward his sentence.")
6/2/2009
AC29680 - Ryan v. Commissioner of Correction ("The petitioner claims that the court abused its discretion in denying certification to appeal and improperly rejected his claim that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to preserve his right to appeal following his guilty plea.")
AC28397 - Carmon v. Commissioner of Correction ("The petitioner claims that the court improperly concluded that he was not deprived of the effective assistance of trial and prior habeas counsel.")
AC29199 - Delgado v. Commissioner of Correction ("Claims of judicial error that a criminal defendant failed to raise on direct appeal are reviewable in a petition for habeas corpus only if the petitioner can show 'cause and prejudice' for his prior default. Cobham v. Commissioner of Correction, 258 Conn. 30, 40, 779 A.2d 80 (2001). To comply with this requirement, 'the petitioner must demonstrate good cause for his failure to raise a claim at trial or on direct appeal and actual prejudice resulting from the impropriety claimed in the habeas petition.’ Id. In this case, in the absence of such a showing, the habeas court not only denied the petitioner’s petition for habeas corpus but also denied the petitioner’s request for certification to appeal.") 5/26/2009
Fernandez v. Commissioner of Correction - SC18247 (Habeas corpus; "[W]hether the habeas court properly found that the actions of the petitioner’s trial counsel, William T. Gerace, in obtaining the trial court’s permission to withdraw from representing the petitioner at his criminal trial, did not amount to ineffective assistance of counsel.") 5/4/2009
AC29455 - Hamlin v. Commissioner of Correction ("On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly (1) denied his motion for a continuance and (2) determined that he had failed to prove that he had received ineffective assistance of counsel.")
AC28985 - Toles v. Commissioner of Correction ("In this appeal, the petitioner claims that the court...improperly rejected his claims alleging the ineffective assistance of (1) the counsel who represented him during his plea hearing and (2) the counsel who represented him during his violation of probation hearing.
AC28983 - Williams v. Commissioner of Correction ("The petitioner claims that the court abused its discretion in denying his petition for certification and improperly rejected his claims that a new trial should be granted because his pleas were not knowing, intelligent and voluntary and that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel.")
AC29238 - Borrelli v. Commissioner of Correction ("On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court improperly concluded that (1) by pleading guilty, he had waived the right to assert at his habeas trial a claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel, (2) he had procedurally defaulted on his claims that (A) the state violated its plea agreement with him when it did not ensure that he receive proper credit for certain presentence confinement and (B) the discharge date established by the respondent, the commissioner of correction, was inconsistent with the plea agreement and (3) even if he had not procedurally defaulted, there was no merit to his claims regarding (A) the plea agreement and (B) the respondent’s calculation of presentence confinement credit.")
AC29155 - Council v. Commissioner of Correction
(“On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly determined that the state did not argue inconsistent theories to obtain a conviction at his criminal trial and, therefore, did not violate his right to due process.”) 4/3/2009
Mozell v. Commissioner of Correction - SC18196 ("On appeal, the petitioner claims that: (1) he was denied due process of law when the first habeas court declared a mistrial after receiving most of the evidence; (2) he was denied due process of law when the second habeas court denied his petition based, in part, on its reliance on the transcripts from the petitioner’s first habeas corpus trial to which both parties had stipulated; (3) he received ineffective assistance of counsel because his trial counsel failed to present two exculpatory witnesses; (4) the second habeas court improperly failed to consider all of the evidence in denying the petitioner’s claim of actual innocence; and (5) he was denied due process of law as a result of numerous delays during the proceedings concerning his petitions for habeas relief.") 3/31/2009
AC28691 - McCown v. Commissioner of Correction ("On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly failed to conclude that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance of counsel, under the totality of the circumstances, by (1) failing to ensure that the petitioner’s witness at a suppression hearing obeyed a sequestration order, (2) entering into a stipulation without his knowledge concerning § 29-38,1 (3) failing to object to an erroneous instruction by the trial court regarding the possession element of § 29-38 and (4) failing to object to statements made by the prosecutor during rebuttal closing arguments.")
AC29469 - Mukhtaar v. Commissioner of Correction ("The petitioner, Abdul Mukhtaar, appeals following the denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the judgment of the habeas court denying his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus.")
AC29766 - Kearney v. Commissioner of Correction ("On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court abused its discretion in denying certification to appeal and that the court (1) improperly denied the petitioner’s right to present ‘‘new’’ allegations of ineffective assistance of trial counsel and (2) improperly dismissed the petitioner’s claim of ineffective assistance of habeas counsel.")
AC28095 - Caban v. Commissioner of Correction ("The petitioner claims that the court abused its discretion in denying the petition for certification and improperly concluded that the claim that his guilty plea was involuntary, due to the ineffective assistance of counsel and a defective plea canvass, was procedurally defaulted.")
AC29479 - Hasfal v. Commissioner of Correction ("The petitioner...appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. After the court granted the petition for certification to appeal, this appeal followed. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly found that he had failed to prove that his trial counsel had rendered ineffective assistance.")
AC29137 - Lapointe v. Commissioner of Correction ("In this appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly dismissed his claims that his first habeas counsel was ineffective in failing to recognize or to offer proof regarding (1) the state’s suppression of exculpatory evidence and (2) the ineffective assistance of criminal trial counsel.")
AC27975 - Riddick v. Commissioner of Correction ("On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court (1) abused its discretion by denying his petition for certification to appeal from the dismissal of his habeas petition, (2) improperly granted habeas counsel’s motion to withdraw, (3) improperly dismissed the habeas petition without an evidentiary hearing and (4) violated the petitioner’s right to due process by waiting two years before ruling on the petition for certification to appeal from the dismissal of the habeas petition.")
AC29313 - Saunders v. Commissioner of Correction ("On appeal, he argues that the court improperly concluded that he was not denied the effective assistance of counsel.") 3/13/2009
George M. v. Commissioner of Correction - SC17941 (Habeas corpus; § 18a-7- statutory good time credit for offenses that occurred from 1993 through 1995; burden of proof on party alleging facts; whether Appellate Court improperly failed to address or review habeas court's determination that petitioner failed to sustain burden of proving he was convicted of crime committed on or before statutorily (§ 18a-100d) mandated date.) 3/3/2009
AC28977 - Stevenson v. Commissioner of Correction ("The petitioner claims that the court improperly concluded that his counsel in a prior habeas proceeding did not render ineffective assistance by failing to pursue adequately a claim related to the performance of his trial counsel.")
AC29285 - Necaise v. Commissioner of Correction ("On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly concluded that he failed to produce sufficient evidence in support of his claims that he was deprived of effective assistance of counsel.")
AC28800 - Patterson v. Commissioner of Correction ("On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly dismissed the petition for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The petitioner had claimed before the court that the board of pardons and paroles had improperly classified him as a ‘‘violent offender,’’ which carried the consequence of his being eligible for parole consideration after service of 85 percent of his sentence, as opposed to 50 percent of his sentence had he been properly classified as a nonviolent offender.")
AC29309 - Washington v. Commissioner of Correction ("The petitioner claims on appeal that the court abused its discretion in denying his petition for certification to appeal and improperly rejected his claim that his trial counsel and first habeas counsel rendered ineffective assistance.") 2/26/2009
Bryant vs. Commissioner of Correction - SC17896 (Manslaughter; habeas corpus; ineffective assistance of counsel; "Whether trial counsel for the petitioner, Bernale Bryant, rendered ineffective assistance by failing to present four independent witnesses whose testimony, the petitioner claims, would have supported a third party culpability defense and substantially impeached the evidence presented against the petitioner.")
2/3/2009
- AC29234 - Mejia v. Commissioner of Correction ("On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court, Fuger, J., (1) abused its discretion by denying his petition for certification to appeal and (2) improperly found that future petitions for a writ of habeas corpus challenging the quality of representation the petitioner received would constitute an abuse of the writ and be subject to summary dismissal.")
- AC27897 - Weinberg v. Commissioner of Correction ("On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court abused its discretion in denying certification to appeal and that it improperly (1) determined that his trial counsel rendered effective assistance, (2) determined that his appellate counsel rendered effective assistance and (3) rejected his claim of actual innocence.")
- AC29165 - Charles v. Commissioner of Correction ("On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly concluded that he was not denied the effective assistance of trial counsel and appellate counsel when both attorneys failed to raise an important jurisdictional issue.")
- AC29281 - Robinson v. Commissioner of Correction ("The petitioner claims that the court abused its discretion in denying certification to appeal and improperly rejected his claim that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance.")
- AC28782 - Romero v. Commissioner of Correction ("The petitioner claims that the court abused its discretion when it denied his petition for certification to appeal and improperly rejected his claims that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance.")
- AC27924 - Stevens v. Commissioner of Correction ("In this appeal from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, the petitioner claims that the habeas court improperly concluded that he was not deprived of effective assistance of trial counsel.")
- AC28500 - Conde v. Commissioner of Correction ("The sole issue presented in this appeal is whether the court properly concluded that the petitioner was not deprived of effective assistance of counsel. The petitioner asserts that he was denied effective assistance because his trial counsel failed to investigate the case properly, to retain an investigator and to call and cross-examine witnesses.")
- AC28935 - Gallimore v. Commissioner of Correction ("The petitioner claims that the court abused its discretion when it denied his petition for certification to appeal and improperly rejected his claims that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance.")
1/5/2009
Carpenter v. Commissioner of Correction - SC18197 (Habeas corpus; manslaughter; ineffective assistance of counsel "...[W]hether the habeas court properly rejected petitioner's claim that he had been deprived of effective assistance of counsel in Carpenter I because his appellate counsel had failed to challenge the basis of the court's remand order and thereby protect the petitioner's right to a jury finding on recklessness, an essential element of manslaughter in the first degree under §53a-55 (a)(3).")
Below is a list of Habeas Appellate Court opinions issued in December 2008:
AC28717 - Douros v. Commissioner of Correction (“The petitioner claims that the court abused its discretion in denying certification to appeal and improperly rejected his claim that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance.”)
AC28595 - Ivers v. Commissioner of Correction (“The petitioner appeals following the denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the summary judgment rendered in favor of the respondent, the commissioner of correction, on his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
AC28993 - Bloomfield v. Commissioner of Correction (“The petitioner claims on appeal that the court abused its discretion in denying his petition for certification to appeal.
AC28370 - Minnifield v. Commissioner of Correction (“On appeal, the petitioner’s sole claim is that the court improperly found that the petitioner had not been denied effective assistance of counsel in his prior habeas petition.”)
AC28940 - Merriam v. Commissioner of Correction (“The petitioner has appealed following the denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.”) 12/1/2008
- AC28333 - Wright v. Commissioner of Correction (“On appeal, the petitioner claims (1) that the court abused its discretion in denying his petition for certification to appeal and (2) that the court improperly found that the ineffective assistance of counsel was not prejudicial to him.”)
- AC28556 - Vasquez v. Commissioner of Correction (“On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly concluded that he was not denied the effective assistance of trial counsel.”)
- AC28664 - Watson v. Commissioner of Correction ("On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly concluded that (1) identifications of the petitioner introduced at his criminal trial did not deprive him of his right to due process of law and (2) the alleged failures of his trial and appellate counsel did not deprive him of his right to effective assistance of counsel.")
- AC28720 - Coleman v. Commissioner of Correction ("On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court abused its discretion by refusing to rule on his petition for certification to appeal. The petitioner further claims that the claims raised in his habeas corpus petition, if proven, would establish a due process violation.")
- AC28860 - Gregory v. Commissioner of Correction (“On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court (1) abused its discretion by denying his petition for certification to appeal, (2) improperly found that trial counsel was not ineffective with respect to his cross-examination of a state’s witness, (3) improperly found that trial counsel was not ineffective for not using an expert witness and (4) improperly found that trial and appellate counsel were not ineffective for failing to address instances of prosecutorial impropriety”)
- AC28944 - Myers v. Commissioner of Correction (“The petitioner claims that the court (1) abused its discretion in denying his petition for certification to appeal and (2) improperly dismissed his habeas petition.”)
10/31/2008
- AC28094- Walker v. Commissioner of Correction ("On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court abused its discretion when it denied his petition for certification toappeal.")
- AC29128 - Hoskie v. Commissioner of Correction ("On appeal, the petitioner claims that it was improper for the habeas court to hold that the claimed information was not exculpatory and that there was no Brady violation.")
- AC28350 - O'Such v. Commissioner of Correction ("On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court abused its discretion when it denied his petition for certification to appeal and improperly rejected his claims that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance.")
8/1/2008
Faraday v. Commissioner of Correction- SC17694 (Habeas corpus; claim that conditions of petitioner's confinement were inhumane or dangerous to him because respondent commissioner of correction denied petitioner necessary medical care for back ailment; certification from habeas court; whether Appellate Court improperly affirmed habeas court's judgment; whether respondent violated petitioner's rights under eighth amendment) 7/14/2008
(Habeas corpus; ineffective assistance of counsel;
application of presentence confinement credit; whether recalculation of presentence confinement credit by commissioner of correction violated petitioner's rights to due process and equal protection; inadequate record for review of petitioner's claim that recalculation of presentence confinement credit violated ex post facto clause of federal constitution) 7/9/2008
Washington v. Commissioner of Correction - SC18057 (Habeas; Due Process; Double Jeopardy; Application of Presentence Confinement Credits Under General Statutes § 18-98d.) 4/28/2008
Small v. Commissioner of Correction - SC17803 [Habeas corpus; conspiracy to commit robbery first degree; felony murder predicated on crime of attempt to commit robbery first degree; claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel and appellate counsel; jury instructions; denial of certification to appeal from judgment of habeas court.] [docket summary] 4/21/2008Sastrom v. Mullaney - SC18027 - Habeas corpus; statutory (§ 53a-13) affirmative defense of mental disease or defect; whether habeas court improperly rejected claim of ineffective assistance of counsel for trial counsel's failure to challenge trial court's judgment of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect; standard of review of factual findings of habeas court; right to effective assistance of counsel; test for determining claim of ineffective assistance of counsel enunciated in Strickland v. Washington (466 U.S. 668). [docket summary] 4/14/2008
Council v. Commissioner of Correction - SC18015, SC18016
[Habeas; Whether Trial Court Adequately Canvassed Petitioner Regarding "No Arrest" Condition of Garvin Plea Agreement; Whether Probable Cause for Arrest is Sufficient to Show that No Arrest Condition was Violated; Whether Petitioner was Entitled to Argue that new Arrest was Without Foundation; Whether Defense Counsel Rendered Ineffective Assistance.]
2/13/2008
The following Supreme Court opinion was released today:
- Crawford v. Commissioner of Correction - SC17882 [docket summary] (Habeas corpus; whether petitioner was procedurally defaulted from raising claim of ineffective assistance of counsel in connection with entry of guilty plea because he failed to raise the claim at trial or on direct appeal; whether trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to present evidence of alleged negligence by police during high-speed pursuit of petitioner).
The following Connecticut Supreme Court opinion was released today:
- Johnson v. Commissioner of Correction - SC17883 [docket summary] (Habeas corpus; whether the petitioner seeking a writ of habeas corpus who has not moved to withdraw his guilty plea pursuant to Practice Book §39-27(4), or challenged his plea on direct appeal, is procedurally defaulted from prevailing in a habeas action in which he claims that his trial counsel provided ineffective representation in connection with his plea).
12/10/2007
Orcutt v. Commissioner of Correction - SC17836
(Habeas corpus; right to be sentenced in accordance with terms of plea agreement; motion to correct illegal sentence; procedural default; claim that habeas court should not have reached merits of petitioner's habeas claim because of petitioner's procedural default; effect of respondent's failure to seek articulation in habeas court; whether habeas court improperly ordered respondent to establish new release date for petitioner). 12/3/2007Dickinson v. Mullaney - SC16514
(Habeas corpus; certification from Appellate Court; whether habeas court properly determined that petition barred by equitable defense of laches; whether failure of habeas court to make specific finding of inexcusable delay by petitioner in bringing action rendered improper its decision denying petition; clearly erroneous standard of review of habeas court's findings; appellant's burden of providing adequate record for review; motion for articulation; alternate grounds to affirm Appellate Court judgment). 11/9/2007
Taylor v. Commissioner of Correction. - SC17749
(Petition for writ of habeas corpus; claim that habeas court abused discretion in denying petition for certification to appeal from judgment of dismissal; whether habeas court improperly concluded that petitioner was not entitled to withdraw plea; certification from Appellate Court; whether Appellate Court improperly remanded case to habeas court for determination of whether petitioner had established cause and prejudice to excuse procedural default; claim that remand was unnecessary, irrespective of whether cause and prejudice existed for procedural default, because petitioner failed to establish that habeas court abused discretion in denying petition for certification to appeal.).
Porter v. Commissioner of Correction . - SC17847
(Habeas corpus; certification from Appellate Court; whether Appellate Court improperly affirmed habeas court's determination that actions of petitioner's trial attorney did not constitute ineffective assistance of counsel; certification improvidently granted.) |
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