Riddick v. Commissioner of Correction

Opinion

In 1998, the petitioner, Jeffrey Riddick, was convicted of one count each of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a and risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21. He was sentenced to a total effective sentence of sixty-three years incarceration, and his conviction was affirmed on direct appeal. See State v. Riddick, 61 Conn. App. 275, 277, 763 A.2d 1062, cert. denied, 255 Conn. 946, 769 A.2d 61 (2001).

In 2001, the petitioner, in a self-represented capacity, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. In 2003, following the appointment of a special…