DocketNumber: AC 18865
Citation Numbers: 58 Conn. App. 371
Filed Date: 6/20/2000
Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 9/8/2022
Opinion
The petitioner, Hector Gonzalez, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner had been convicted of capital felony murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54b (8) and attempt to commit murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 and 53a-54a. Our Supreme Court affirmed his conviction in State v. Gonzalez, 206 Conn. 213, 537 A.2d 460 (1988).
The petitioner filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court raising the same issues that he had raised on direct appeal. That
On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court improperly (1) denied his petition for certification to this court, (2) dismissed his claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and (3) failed to conclude that the Connecticut constitution requires a canvass of a defendant who elects not to testify.
“Faced with the habeas court’s denial of certification to appeal, a petitioner’s first burden is to demonstrate that the habeas court’s ruling constituted an abuse of discretion. ... If the petitioner succeeds in surmounting that hurdle, the petitioner must then demonstrate that the judgment of the habeas court should be reversed on its merits.” (Citations omitted.) Simms v. Warden, 230 Conn. 608, 612, 646 A.2d 126 (1994).
After a thorough review of the record and briefs and having heard from the parties at oral argument, we conclude that the petitioner has failed to make a substantial showing that he has been denied a state or federal constitutional right and, further, has failed to sustain his burden of persuasion that the denial of certification to appeal from the denial of his habeas corpus petition was a clear abuse of discretion or that an injustice has been done. See id.; Simms v. Warden, 229 Conn. 178, 189, 640 A.2d 601 (1994); Walker v. Commissioner of Correction, 38 Conn. App. 99, 100, 659 A.2d 195, cert. denied, 234 Conn. 920, 661 A.2d 100 (1995);
The appeal is dismissed.