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PHILLIPS v. WARDEN

(14112)

220 Conn. 112 (1991)

JOHN M. PHILLIPS v. WARDEN, STATE PRISON

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released August 13, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy H. Everett and Giovanna M. Tiberii, certified legal intern, with whom, on the brief, were Todd D. Fernow and Michael R. Sheldon, for the appellant (petitioner).

James A. Killen, assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were John M. Connelly, state's attorney, and Patricia King, former deputy assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (respondent).

SHEA, GLASS, COVELLO, BORDEN and F. X. HENNESSY, JS.

BORDEN, J.

The dispositive issue in this habeas corpus appeal is whether the petitioner, John M. Phillips, was denied his right to the effective assistance of counsel under the sixth amendment to the United States constitution1 because an actual conflict of interest adversely affected his lawyer's performance. In 1983, the petitioner was convicted, after a jury trial, of sexual assault in the...

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