BENITEZ v. COM'R OF CORRECTION

AC 41891.

231 A.3d 1285 (2020)

197 Conn.App. 344

Jorge BENITEZ v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION.

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Officially released May 12, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vishal K. Garg , West Hartford, assigned counsel, for the appellant (petitioner).

Rocco A. Chiarenza , assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Anne F. Mahoney , state's attorney, and Jo Anne Sulik , supervisory assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (respondent).

Lavine, Bright and Sheldon, Js.


In this certified appeal from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, the petitioner, Jorge Benitez, contends that the habeas court erred in rejecting his claim that he was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel in his underlying criminal trial. In that trial, the jury found the petitioner guilty of five criminal offenses...

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