Consiglio v. Warden, Connecticut State Prison

The plaintiff was sentenced on February 13,1959, by the Superior Court to imprisonment for not less than nine nor more than thirty years after he had pleaded guilty to twenty-six counts of statutory burglary and to being a third offender. The plaintiff instituted this action of habeas corpus in December, 1966, 2 and in his amended petition he has alleged certain violations of his constitutional rights. These include the following claims which are material to this appeal: On and after his arrest on December 11, 1958, he was denied the assistance of counsel; he was not advised of his right to…