Kearney v. Commissioner of Correction

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• petitioner was barred, as matter of res judi- cata, from raising in second petition same claim of ineffective assistance of counsel raised in his first peti- tion
• if previous application brought on same grounds was denied, pending application may be dismissed without hearing, unless it states new facts or proffers new evidence not reasonably available at previ- ous hearing
• court may dismiss petitioner’s claim if he fails to establish either prong

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