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CLARKE v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

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43 Conn. App. 374 (1996)

WINSTON CLARKE v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Officially released October 1, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Shanley, Jr., special public defender, for the appellant (petitioner).

Rita M. Shair, assistant state's attorney, with whom were Michael Dearington, state's attorney, Christopher Alexy, assistant state's attorney, and, on the brief, James A. Killen, for the appellee (respondent).

O'Connell, Lavery and Heiman, JS.

HEIMAN, J.

The petitioner appeals1 from the judgments of the habeas court dismissing his petitions for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court (1) applied an incorrect legal standard in evaluating his claim of actual innocence and (2) improperly dismissed his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel by incorrectly evaluating the credibility of a witness in the habeas proceedings. We affirm the...

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