Marra v. Commissioner of Correction

The petitioner, Thomas Marra, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. 1 On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court improperly dismissed his eighteen count petition, which alleged claims of ineffective assistance of counsel against his prior habeas attorneys, because the court improperly (1) relied on a decision of the prior habeas court deeming his withdrawal of that action as being "with prejudice" and (2) concluded that the deliberate bypass doctrine barred his action. We conclude that only the form of the habeas court's…