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Habeas Appellate Court Opinions

by Townsend, Karen

 

AC47144 - Vivo v. Commissioner of Correction (“On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court abused its discretion by denying his petition for certification to appeal and that the court improperly concluded that his second habeas counsel did not render ineffective assistance by failing to raise a claim that his trial counsel failed to adequately advise him regarding the state’s plea offers. We conclude that the habeas court properly denied the petition for certification to appeal and, therefore, dismiss this appeal.”)

AC46876 - Walsh v. Commissioner of Correction (“On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court improperly (1) dismissed count one of his petition on the ground that it was barred by the doctrine of res judicata and (2) concluded that he failed to establish good cause for his late filed petition. With respect to both claims, we conclude that the judgment of the habeas court must be reversed and the case remanded for a new good cause hearing.”)