Legal Opinion
Dennis v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided April 3, 2012No. AC 32155PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LAVERY, J.
The petitioner, Andre Dennis, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The dis-positive issue on appeal is whether the court properly determined that the petitioner was represented by counsel during the underlying criminal proceedings. We conclude that the court erred in determining that the petitioner was represented by counsel. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the habeas court.
The following facts and procedural history are relevant to our review of the petitioner’s appeal. The underlying criminal…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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