Battle v. Warden, No. Cv 98 419570s (Jun. 14, 1999)

[EDITOR'S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.]

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

In his habeas corpus petition, this petitioner claims CT Page 7012 ineffective assistance of appellate counsel on his direct appeal. The novel claim raised in the petition is that counsel failed "to adequately brief and argue the evidentiary and public policy grounds for excluding consistency (sic) of accusation evidence at his trial."

In its decision is [State v. Battle, 39 Conn. App. 742, (1995). the Appellate Court affirmed the defendant's conviction for sexual assault and…