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Habeas Appellate Court Opinions

by Townsend, Karen

 

AC41747 - Coney v. Commissioner of Correction (“On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court erred in determining that he failed to demonstrate good cause to overcome the statutory presumption of unreasonable delay. We disagree and, accordingly, affirm the judgment of dismissal.”)

AC43289 - Soto v. Commissioner of Correction (“On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly rejected his claim that trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance (1) during pretrial proceedings and (2) by failing to investigate and present the testimony of a confidential informant at trial. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.”)

AC44654 - Smith v. Commissioner of Correction ("The petitioner claims that the habeas court improperly concluded that (1) he was not deprived of his right to the effective assistance of counsel during his underlying criminal trial and (2) he knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily entered a plea of nolo contendere to a persistent serious felony offender charge. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.”)

AC44915 - Crenshaw v. Commissioner of Correction (“On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court (1) abused its discretion in denying his petition for certification to appeal, and (2) improperly concluded that he failed to establish that his trial counsel’s performance was constitutionally deficient. We disagree and, accordingly, dismiss the appeal.”)