JAMES G. v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

No. 29407.

993 A.2d 474 (2010)

120 Conn.App. 829

JAMES G. v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION.

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Decided May 4, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alinor C. Sterling, special public defender, for the appellant (petitioner).

Rita M. Shair, senior assistant state's attorney, with whom were Michael Dearington, state's attorney, and, on the brief, Linda N. Howe, senior assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (respondent).

LAVINE, ALVORD and WEST, Js.


WEST, J.

The petitioner, James G., appeals from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The court granted the petition for certification to appeal. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court improperly found that his trial counsel provided effective assistance. Specifically, he claims that the court incorrectly concluded that he had failed to establish that he was prejudiced by his trial counsel's failure to call witnesses to account for...

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