ADORNO v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

(AC 20297)

66 Conn. App. 179 (2001)

FERMIN ADORNO v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Officially released October 9, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Anne Royle, special public defender, for the appellant (petitioner).

Bruce R. Lockwood, assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were John T. Redway, state's attorney, and Timothy J. Liston, senior assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (respondent).

Lavery, C. J., and Schaller and Hennessy, JS.


Opinion

SCHALLER, J.

The petitioner, Fermin Adorno, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court dismissing his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus in which he alleged ineffective assistance of trial counsel. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly dismissed the petition because (1) counsel was ineffective at the suppression hearing (a) for failing to investigate his educational background, (b) for failing to introduce...

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