Britton v. Commissioner of Correction

The petitioner, Abin Britton, appeals following the second habeas court's denial of his petition for certification to appeal from that court's denial of his second petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the second habeas court, Fuger, J. , (1) abused its discretion by denying his petition for certification to appeal, and (2) improperly concluded that he was not denied the constitutional right to due process because the jury was not instructed pursuant to State v. Salamon , 287 Conn. 509 , 949 A.2d 1092 (2008), to the effective assistance of trial counsel…