Diaz v. Commissioner of Correction

RAUL DIAZ v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (SC 20233) Palmer, McDonald, D’Auria, Mullins, Kahn and Ecker, Js.* Syllabus The petitioner, who had been convicted of the crime of home invasion, sought a writ of habeas corpus, claiming, inter alia, that his trial counsel had provided ineffective assistance of counsel. The habeas court denied the petitioner’s habeas petition, concluding, inter alia, that the petition- er’s trial counsel did not provide ineffective assistance by failing to file a motion to dismiss the home invasion charge, to which the petitioner had pleaded guilty pursuant to North…