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Habeas Appellate Court Opinion

by Booth, George

 

AC44228 - Leach v. Commissioner of Correction (Habeas corpus; claim that habeas court abused its discretion in denying petition for certification to appeal; "The petitioner, Kareem Leach, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court (1) abused its discretion by denying his petition for certification to appeal and (2) improperly concluded that his trial counsel had not provided ineffective assistance. We disagree that the court abused its discretion in denying the petition for certification to appeal and, accordingly, dismiss the appeal.")