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BRYANT v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

No. 17896.

964 A.2d 1186 (2009)

290 Conn. 502

Bernale BRYANT v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided March 10, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Tsimbidaros, for the appellant (petitioner).

Michael E. O'Hare, supervisory assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Gail Hardy, state's attorney, and David Zagaja, assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (respondent).

ROGERS, C.J., and NORCOTT, PALMER, VERTEFEUILLE and SCHALLER, Js.

SCHALLER, J.

The sole issue in this certified appeal is whether trial counsel for the petitioner, Bernale Bryant, rendered ineffective assistance by failing to present four independent witnesses whose testimony, the petitioner claims, would have supported a third party culpability defense and substantially impeached the evidence presented against the petitioner. The petitioner appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court reversing the judgment of the habeas court...

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