BUTLER v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

(AC 20257)

63 Conn. App. 504 (2001)

TROY BUTLER v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Officially released May 22, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrice A. Cohan, special public defender, filed a brief for the appellant (petitioner).

Michael Dearington, state's attorney, Margaret Gaffney Radionovas, assistant state's attorney, and Mary Elizabeth Baran, senior assistant state's attorney, filed a brief for the appellee (respondent).

Mihalakos, Flynn and Healey, Js.


Opinion

FLYNN, J.

The petitioner, Troy Butler, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the dismissal was improper because his trial counsel failed to render effective assistance in violation of (1) the sixth and fourteenth amendments to the United States constitution as a result of counsel's waiver of the...

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