Wilmer Paradise v. Cci Warden

BRIEANT, District Judge:

Petitioner-appellant Wilmer Paradise (“Paradise”) was convicted of capital felony in violation of Connecticut General Statutes (“CGS”) § 53a-54b, in Connecticut Superior Court, for the kidnapping and murder of Joseph “Jay” Cunningham. On this appeal from the District Court’s denial of his petition for a.writ of habeas corpus, Paradise contends that: (1) the circumstances underlying his capital felony conviction give rise to an unrebuttable presumption of prosecutorial vindictiveness; (2) after initial charges against him were dismissed, his subsequent capital felony…