Legal Opinion
DASILVA v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided January 3, 2012No. AC 32221PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ESPINOSA, J.
The petitioner, Felipe DaSilva, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus alleging that his trial counsel, assistant public defender Rosemary Montesi, had a conflict of interest. The petitioner claims that the habeas court improperly determined that (1) the trial court’s inquiry into Montesi’s potential conflict of interest satisfied the sixth amendment to the United States constitution, (2) the trial court obtained a valid waiver of the potential conflict from the petitioner and (3) Montesi adequately advised him of the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by3 opinions
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