AC47191 - Jan G. v. Commissioner of Correction (“On appeal, the respondent claims that the court improperly
concluded that the petitioner’s criminal trial counsel, Attorney Michael Isko,
(1) violated the petitioner’s sixth amendment right to autonomy to decide the
fundamental objectives of his defense, as established in McCoy v. Louisiana,
584 U.S. 414, 138 S. Ct. 1500, 200 L. Ed. 2d 821 (2018), and (2) rendered
ineffective assistance of counsel by pursuing a defense of extreme emotional
disturbance (EED), rather than the petitioner’s preferred defense of demonic
possession or a lack of capacity due to mental disease or defect. We agree and,
accordingly, reverse in part the judgment of the habeas court.”)
AC47274 - Anwar S. v. Commissioner of Correction (“The petitioner claims that the court (1) abused its
discretion in denying his petition for certification to appeal and (2)
improperly dismissed his claim in count three of the amended petition that he
was deprived of his constitutional right to confrontation on the ground of res
judicata. We conclude that the habeas court properly denied the petition for
certification to appeal and, therefore, dismiss this appeal.”)
AC46765 - Bobe v. Commissioner of Correction (On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court (1) abused
its discretion in denying his petition for certification to appeal, (2) abused
its discretion and denied him his 'basic constitutional right to present
witnesses at trial,' in violation of due process of law, when it denied his
motion for a continuance of the habeas trial, and (3) improperly concluded that
he had failed to prove ineffective assistance of his criminal trial counsel. We conclude that the habeas court did not abuse its discretion in denying the
petition for certification to appeal, and, therefore, we dismiss the appeal.”)