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Frank v. Commissioner

Appellate Court of Connecticut
Jul 19, 2005
877 A.2d 884 (Conn. App. Ct. 2005)

Opinion

No. (AC 25295).

Submitted on briefs May 27, 2005.

Officially released July 19, 2005.

Procedural History

Amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Tolland, geographical area number nineteen, and tried to the court, Fuger, J.; judgment denying the petition; thereafter, the court denied the petition for certification to appeal, and the petitioner appealed to this court. Appeal dismissed.

Kevin E. Dehghani, special public defender, filed a brief for the appellant (petitioner).

James E. Thomas, state's attorney, Eileen F. McCarthy, assistant state's attorney, and Vicki Melchiorre, senior assistant state's attorney, filed a brief for the appellee (respondent).


Opinion


The habeas court denied the amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus that was filed by the petitioner, George Frank. The petitioner claimed that his trial counsel rendered ineffective legal assistance. The petitioner appeals following the court's denial of his petition for certification to appeal. We dismiss the appeal.

We have reviewed the issues raised by the petitioner in his amended petition as well as the court's thorough resolution of those issues. We conclude that the petitioner has not demonstrated that the issues raised are debatable among jurists of reason, that a court could resolve the issues in a different manner or that the questions raised deserve encouragement to proceed further. See Lozada v. Deeds, 498 U.S. 430, 431-32, 111 S. Ct. 860, 112 L. Ed. 2d 956 (1991). Having failed to satisfy any of those criteria, the petitioner has failed to demonstrate that the court's denial of his petition for certification to appeal reflects an abuse of discretion. See Simms v. Warden, 230 Conn. 608, 616, 646 A.2d 126 (1994).


Summaries of

Frank v. Commissioner

Appellate Court of Connecticut
Jul 19, 2005
877 A.2d 884 (Conn. App. Ct. 2005)
Case details for

Frank v. Commissioner

Case Details

Full title:GEORGE FRANK v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

Court:Appellate Court of Connecticut

Date published: Jul 19, 2005

Citations

877 A.2d 884 (Conn. App. Ct. 2005)
877 A.2d 884

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