Taft v. Commissioner of Correction

Opinion

DUPONT, J.

The petitioner appeals from the judgment of the habeas court dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm the judgment.

The petitioner claimed that he was denied effective assistance of counsel as guaranteed under the sixth amendment to the United States constitution and article first, § 8, of the Connecticut constitution. He alleged that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel by his trial attorney’s failure (1) to use certain allegedly exculpatory material, (2) to request the trial court to instruct the jury with a missing witness charge pursuant…