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Habeas Appellate Court Opinions

by Townsend, Karen

 

AC47312 - Riccio v. Commissioner of Correction (Meaning of "custody"; conditional discharge; “The petitioner claims that the court erred by dismissing his petition for lack of subject matter jurisdiction on the ground that he was not in custody pursuant to General Statutes § 52-466 while on conditional discharge. We agree and, accordingly, reverse the judgment of the habeas court.”)

AC47929 - Alicea v. Commissioner of Correction (“On appeal, the respondent claims that the court incorrectly determined that the petitioner’s criminal trial counsel had rendered ineffective assistance with respect to purported misadvice regarding the admissibility into evidence of the petitioner’s prior convictions were he to testify in support of his claim of self-defense. We agree and, accordingly, reverse in part the judgment of the habeas court.”)