AC47604 – Alston v. Commissioner of Correction (“Following the denial of his petition for certification to appeal, the petitioner, Ira Alston, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court dismissing, pursuant to Practice Book § 23-29, his second amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus (operative habeas petition), in which he alleged, in count five, that the habeas court in a prior habeas matter improperly denied his application for the appointment of appellate counsel. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the second habeas court (1) abused its discretion in denying his petition for certification to appeal and (2) improperly dismissed count five of the operative habeas petition pursuant to § 23-29 (2) for failure to state a claim on which habeas relief could be granted. We conclude that the court did not abuse its discretion in denying the petition for certification to appeal and, accordingly, dismiss the appeal.”)

AC47426 – Haughey v. Commissioner of Correction (Denial of petition for certification to appeal and denial of petition for a writ of habeas corpus; “He claims that the habeas court (1) abused its discretion when it denied his petition for certification to appeal, and (2) erred by rendering judgment on the petition before hearing and resolving the petitioner’s motion to dismiss counsel and to appoint new counsel (motion to dismiss counsel). We conclude that the habeas court abused its discretion when it denied the petition for certification to appeal and remand this case to the habeas court for the purpose of conducting a hearing on the merits of the petitioner’s motion to dismiss counsel.”)