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LEDBETTER v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

No. 17374.

880 A.2d 160 (2005)

275 Conn. 451

Robin LEDBETTER v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided September 13, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Conrad Ost Seifert, special public defender, with whom was Beth A. Hogan, special public defender, for the appellant (petitioner).

Bruce R. Lockwood, assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were James E. Thomas, state's attorney, and John F. Fahey, assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (respondent).

Marsha L. Levick, pro hac vice, Lourdes M. Rosado, pro hac vice, and Martha Stone, Hartford, filed a brief for the Juvenile Law Center et al. as amici curiae.

BORDEN, KATZ, PALMER, VERTEFEUILLE and ZARELLA, Js.

ZARELLA, J.

The petitioner, Robin Ledbetter, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying her amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. The petitioner claims that her trial counsel was ineffective because he conceded that her confession was made voluntarily, thereby precluding her from appealing an issue of state constitutional law. We disagree and, accordingly, affirm the judgment of the habeas court.

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