MERCER v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

(AC 17663)

49 Conn. App. 819 (1998)

EUGENE MERCER v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Officially released August 18, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ryan Craig, certified legal intern, with whom were J. L. Pottenger, Jr., and, on the brief, Jean E. Giles, certified legal intern, for the appellant (petitioner).

Jo Anne Sulik, assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (respondent).

Foti, Schaller and Sullivan, JS.


Opinion

FOTI, J.

The petitioner appeals from the judgment of the habeas court dismissing his amended petition. The petitioner claims that the habeas court improperly found that (1) he failed to preserve his claim that he was denied due process as a result of an inherently prejudicial courtroom atmosphere and was therefore required to satisfy the Wainwright v. Sykes, 433 U.S. 72, 97 S.Ct. 2497, 53 L. Ed...

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