Dumas v. Commissioner of Correction

Opinion

The petitioner, Nyron Dumas, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court dismissing his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, he claims that the court improperly concluded *63that he failed to sustain his burden of establishing his elaim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.

The following facts and procedural history are relevant to the petitioner’s appeal. After interviewing several witnesses, including eyewitnesses, during its investigation of a murder, the West Haven police department secured an arrest warrant for…