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TILLMAN v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

(AC 17461)

54 Conn. App. 749 (1999)

JAMES CALVIN TILLMAN v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Officially released September 7, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph W. McQuade, special public defender, for the appellant (petitioner).

Carolyn K. Longstreth, assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Patricia A. Swords, state's attorney, and John J. Dropick, Sr., former assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (respondent).

Lavery, Spear and Sullivan, JS.

Opinion

SULLIVAN, J.

The petitioner, James Calvin Tillman, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court improperly determined that he had not sustained his burden of proving that his trial and appellate counsel were ineffective.

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