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FERNANDEZ v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

No. 18247.

970 A.2d 721 (2009)

291 Conn. 830

Rafael FERNANDEZ v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided June 2, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin Zeldis, chief of legal services, for the appellant (petitioner).

Toni M. Smith-Rosario, senior assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Gail P. Hardy, state's attorney, Michael O'Hare, supervisory assistant state's attorney, and Eric T. Lohr, former assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (respondent).

ROGERS, C.J., and KATZ, PALMER, VERTEFEUILLE and ZARELLA, Js.

ROGERS, C.J.

The petitioner, Rafael Fernandez, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. In this appeal,1 the petitioner asks us to determine whether the habeas court properly found that the actions of the petitioner's trial counsel, William T. Gerace, in obtaining the trial court's permission to withdraw from representing the petitioner at his criminal trial, did not amount to ineffective...

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