Legal Opinion
Council v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided April 28, 2009No. AC 29155PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HARPER, J.
The petitioner, Isaac Council, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly determined that the state did not argue inconsistent theories to obtain a conviction at his criminal trial and, therefore, did not violate his right to due process. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.
In 1997, the petitioner was convicted, following a jury trial, of manslaughter in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-55 (a) (1), criminal possession of a firearm in…
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