PETERSON v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

No. 33917.

67 A.3d 293 (2013)

142 Conn.App. 267

Stewart PETERSON v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION.

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Decided April 30, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Temmy Ann Pieszak , chief of habeas corpus services, with whom, on the brief, was Rebecca I. Bodner , assistant public defender, for the appellant (petitioner).

Timothy J. Sugrue , assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Kevin T. Kane , chief state's attorney, and Marcia A. Pillsbury , deputy assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (respondent).

BEACH, ALVORD and BISHOP, Js.


BISHOP, J.

In this certified appeal from the judgment denying a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, the petitioner, Stewart Peterson, claims that the court: (1) applied an improper legal standard in assessing the effectiveness of his trial counsel regarding the duty to adequately explain a plea offer from the state; (2) incorrectly assessed the effectiveness of his trial counsel regarding the duty to secure pretrial detention credit with respect to other charges...

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