Rodriguez v. Commissioner of Correction

Opinion

LAVERY, J.

The petitioner, Joaquin Rodriguez, appeals from the habeas court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He claims that the habeas *551court improperly determined that his trial counsel provided effective assistance. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.

The following facts are relevant to the resolution of this appeal. In 1987, the petitioner was convicted, following a jury trial, of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70.2 The petitioner fled the state prior to the rendering of the jury’s verdict and was sentenced in…