Spearman v. Commissioner of Correction

The petitioner, Rufus Spearman, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court erred (1) in not finding that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance, as set forth in count three of his petition, by failing to call several available alibi witnesses during the petitioner's criminal trial and (2) by sustaining certain evidentiary objections by the respondent, the Commissioner of Correction (commissioner), which led to the court's granting of the commissioner's motion to dismiss…