RIVERA v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

(AC 19406)

61 Conn. App. 825 (2001)

LUIS A. RIVERA v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Officially released February 20, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adele V. Patterson, assistant public defender, for the appellant (petitioner).

Frederick W. Fawcett, supervisory assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, was Jonathan C. Benedict, state's attorney, for the appellee (respondent).

Lavery, C. J., and Landau and Schaller, Js.


Opinion

LANDAU, J.

The petitioner, Luis A. Rivera, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court dismissing his second amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court improperly concluded that he was not denied his constitutional rights (1) to effective assistance of counsel in violation of the sixth and fourteenth amendments to the United States constitution and article first, § 8, of the...

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