Legal Opinion

Gaines v. Commissioner of Correction

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided March 16, 2011No. SC 18760Published

1Opinion of the Court

The respondent’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 125 Conn. App. 97 (AC 30699), is granted, limited to the following issue:

“Did the Appellate Court properly affirm the judgment of the habeas court determining that the petitioner’s trial counsel had rendered ineffective assistance of counsel and was entitled to a new trial because said ineffective assistance was prejudicial to the petitioner?”

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Gaines v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010