Taylor v. Commissioner of Correction

After a jury trial in 1997, Petitioner was found guilty of murder and criminal possession of a firearm. the trial court sentenced Petitioner to an aggregate term of sixty years’ imprisonment. Petitioner later filed an amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus containing four counts. The habeas court denied the petition. The appellate court affirmed, concluding that Petitioner failed to meet his burden of demonstrating that the deficient performance of defense counsel in responding to the trial court’s treatment of a jury note had prejudiced Petitioner. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Petitioner received constitutionally adequate representation at trial. View "Taylor v. Commissioner of Correction" on Justia Law