Gonzalez v. Commissioner of Correction

Opinion

LAVINE, J.

The respondent, the commissioner of correction, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court granting the second amended petition for a writ of habeas coipus filed by the petitioner, Odilio Gonzalez. On appeal, the respondent claims that the court improperly concluded that the petitioner was denied the effective assistance of trial counsel because (1) the sixth amendment does not confer a right to the effective assistance of counsel in matters pertaining to credit for *707presentence confinement and (2) the petitioner did not meet his burden of showing deficient performance by…