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Top citers, strongest first. 19 distinct citers.
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Lewis v. Commissioner of Correction
See Nieves v. Commissioner of Correction, 51 Conn. App. 615 , 622–24, 724 A.2d 508 , cert. denied, 248 Conn. 905 , 731 A.2d 309 (1999). ‘‘[W]hen analyzing a claim of ineffective assistance, counsel is strongly presumed to have rendered adequate assistance and made all significant decisions in the exer- cise of reasonable professional judgment. . . .
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Thompson v. Commissioner of Correction
See Nieves v. Commissioner of Correction , 51 Conn. App. 615 , 621, 724 A.2d 508 ("[t]he burden that the petitioner must sustain for a favorable outcome on his ineffective assistance of counsel claim is a higher one than he would have to sustain had the actual merits of the same issue been raised on direct appeal"), cert. denied, 248 Conn. 905 , 731 A.2d 309 (1999) ; see also Gibson v. Commissioner of Correction , 118 Conn. App. 863 , 876 n.5, 986 A.2d 303 (noting difference in procedural posture for claims on direct appeal versus in habeas petition), cert. denied, 295 Conn. 919 , 991 A.2d 565…
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Madigosky v. Commissioner of Correction
See Nieves v. Commissioner of Correction , 51 Conn.App. 615 , 620, 724 A.2d 508 ("[a] court need not determine the deficiency of counsel's performance if consideration of the prejudice prong will be dispositive of the ineffectiveness claim"), cert. denied, 248 Conn. 905 , 731 A.2d 309 (1999).
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Jones v. Commissioner of Correction
See Nieves v. Commissioner of Correction , 51 Conn.App. 615 , 624, 724 A.2d 508 , cert. denied, 248 Conn. 905 , 731 A.2d 309 (1999).
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Madagoski v. Commissioner of Correction
See Nieves v. Commissioner of Correction, 51 Conn. App. 615, 623 , 724 A.2d 508 , cert. denied, 248 Conn. 905 , 731 A.2d 309 (1999).
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Burke v. Commissioner of Correction
See Nieves v. Commissioner of Correction, 51 Conn. App. 615, 624 , 724 A.2d 508 , cert. denied, 248 Conn. 905 , 731 A.2d 309 (1999).
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Williams v. Commissioner of Correction
See Nieves v. Commissioner of Correction, 51 Conn. App. 615, 624 , 724 A.2d 508 (failure of counsel to call potential defense witness does not constitute ineffective assistance unless petitioner establishes that testimony would have been helpful in establishing asserted defense), cert. denied, 248 Conn. 905 , 731 A.2d 309 (1999).
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State v. Whitford
See Close, Jensen & Miller v. Lomangino, 51 Conn. App. 576, 588 , 722 A.2d 1224 , cert. denied, 248 Conn. 905 , 731 A.2d 309 (1999); State v. Fullard, 5 Conn. App. 338, 342 , 497 A.2d 1041 (1985).
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State v. Gordon
See State v. Peterson, 51 Conn. App. 645 , 725 A.2d 333 (appeal arising from trial court’s failure to advise defendant on minimum sentences for crimes to which he pleaded guilty), cert. denied, 248 Conn. 905 , 731 A.2d 310 (1999).
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State v. Lugo
See State v. Williams, supra, 60 Conn. App. 581 . “[T]o discern whether the defendant’s claims are sufficient to satisfy the third prong of the Golding test, we must determine whether the defendant was aware of actual sentencing possibilities, and, if not, whether accurate information would have made any difference in his decision to enter a [guilty] plea.” (Internal quotation marks omitted.) State v. Peterson, 51 Conn. App. 645, 656-57 , 725 A.2d 333 , cert. denied, 248 Conn. 905 , 731 A.2d 310 (1999); see also State v. Domian, supra, 235 Conn. 688 .
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Rivera v. Warden, No. Cv92-1467 (Dec. 30, 1999)
See Nieves v. Commissioner , 51 Conn. App. 615 , 724 A.2d 508 (1999), cert. denied 248 Conn. 905 , 731 A.2d 309 (1999). "[T]he defendant must establish not only that his counsel's performance was deficient , but that as a result thereof he suffered actual prejudice , namely, that there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel's unprofessional errors, the results of the proceeding would have been different." (Emphasis added.) Nieves v. Commissioner , supra, 51 Conn. App. 620 .
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Soto v. Commissioner of Correction
This court also has stated that ‘‘[t]he failure of defense counsel to call a potential defense witness does not constitute ineffec- tive assistance unless there is some showing that the testimony would have been helpful in establishing the asserted defense.’’ (Internal quotation marks omitted.) Donald G. v. Commissioner of Correction, 203 Conn. App. 58, 68 , 247 A.3d 182 , cert. denied, 337 Conn. 907 , 253 A.3d 45 (2021); see also Nieves v. Commissioner of Correction, 51 Conn. App. 615, 624 , 724 A.2d 508 (‘‘[i]n the absence of that showing by the petitioner, we are unable to concl…
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State v. Schlosser
See, e.g., State v. Holmes, 78 Conn. App. 479, 487 , 827 A.2d 751 (because ‘‘[t]he court’s canvass . . . adequately informed [the defendant] that he possessed a right against self-incrimination that guaranteed that he need not incriminate himself by entering a plea of guilty . . . the defendant has failed to establish the existence of plain error’’), App. 645, 659, 725 A.2d 333 (‘‘[p]lain error review is not warranted . . . because the defendant has failed to show that his guilty plea was not entered knowingly or voluntarily’’), cert. denied, 248 Conn. 905 , 731 A.2d 310 (199…
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Thomas v. Commissioner of Correction
See Townsend v. Commissioner of Correction, 116 Conn. App. 663, 668 , 975 A.2d 1282 (insufficient showing of prejudice where petitioner offered sole testimony regarding exculpatory witness because court had no opportunity to evaluate testimony or credibility of claimed witness), cert. denied, 293 Conn. 930 , 980 A.2d 916 (2009); Andrews v. Commissioner of Correction, 45 Conn. App. 242, 247-48 , 695 A.2d 20 (prejudice cannot be demonstrated with regard to trial counsel’s alleged failure to interview potential witnesses where petitioner fails to call those witnesses to testify at habeas trial …
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Harris v. Commissioner of Correction
Specifically, the petitioner claims that if Holden had hired or consulted with an expert witness in child competence, Holden would have more effectively cross-examined Eric at trial, and the testimony of an expert witness would have alerted the jury to the problems of unreliability of child testimony. “[T]he failure of defense counsel to call a potential defense witness does not constitute ineffective assistance unless there is some showing that the testimony would have been helpful in establishing the asserted defense.” (Internal quotation marks omitted.) Eastwood v. Commissioner of Corre…
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Norton v. Commissioner of Correction
The reasonableness of an investigation must be *859 evaluated not through hindsight but from the perspective of the attorney when he was conducting it.” (Internal quotation marks omitted.) Tatum v. Commissioner of Correction, 66 Conn. App. 61, 66 , 783 A.2d 1151 , cert. denied, 258 Conn. 937 , 785 A.2d 232 (2001); see also Nieves v. Commissioner of Correction, 51 Conn. App. 615, 624 , 724 A.2d 508 , cert. denied, 248 Conn. 905 , 731 A.2d 309 (1999).
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Jean-Jacques v. Commissioner of Correction
The reasonableness of an investigation must be evaluated not through hindsight but from the perspective of the attorney when he was conducting it.” (Internal quotation marks omitted.) Tatum v. Commissioner of Correction, 66 Conn. App. 61, 66 , 783 A.2d 1151 , cert. denied, 258 Conn. 937 , 785 A.2d 232 (2001); see also Nieves v. Commissioner of Correction, 51 Conn. App. 615, 624 , 724 A.2d 508 , cert. denied, 248 Conn. 905 , 731 A.2d 309 (1999).
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State v. Jordan
“The first two questions relate to whether a defendant’s claim is reviewable, and the last two relate to the substance of the actual review.” (Internal quotation marks omitted.) State v. Williams, 60 Conn. App. 575, 578-79 , 760 A.2d 948 , cert. denied, 255 Conn. 922 , 763 A.2d 1043 (2000); see also State v. Peterson, 51 Conn. App. 645, 654 , 725 A.2d 333 , cert. denied, 248 Conn. 905 , 731 A.2d 310 (1999).
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Holley v. Commissioner of Correction
United States v. Green, 882 F.2d 999, 1003 (5th Cir. 1989) (petitioner could not succeed on claim of ineffective assistance of counsel because he failed to show what further investigation would have revealed and how it would have helped him); see also Nieves v. Commissioner of Correction, 51 Conn. App. 615, 624 , 724 A.2d 508 (petitioner could not succeed on claim of ineffective assistance on basis of counsel’s failure to conduct proper investigation in absence of showing that he was prejudiced by counsel’s failure to interview witnesses), cert, denied, 248 Conn. 905 , 731 A.2d 309 (1999).
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SIXTO NIEVES
v.
COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION
v.
COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION
Supreme Court of Connecticut.
Mar 17, 1999.
Noelle Gately, in support of the petition.
Published
The petitioner Sixto Nieves’ petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 51 Conn. App. 615 (AC 17256), is denied.