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Habeas Appellate Court Opinion

by Townsend, Karen

 

AC43639 - Marshall v. Commissioner of Correction (Whether term of incarceration and period of special parole constituted double jeopardy; “On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court (1) abused its discretion in denying his petition for certification to appeal and (2) improperly dismissed his habeas petition. We disagree, and, accordingly, dismiss the petitioner’s appeal.”)

AC43267 - Fenner v. Commissioner of Correction (Dismissal of petition as untimely; "On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court abused its discretion in denying his petition for certification because he had good cause for the untimely filing of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We disagree and, accordingly, dismiss the appeal.")

AC43643 - Charles v. Commissioner of Correction (Ineffective assistance of trial counsel; "On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly concluded that he failed to prove ineffective assistance of counsel.The petitioner argues that his trial counsel was ineffective by failing to investigate and to assert a claim of self-defense and that the habeas court made clearly erroneous factual findings in its memorandum of decision. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.")