Santiago v. Commissioner of Correction

Opinion

The petitioner, Daniel Santiago, appeals following the habeas court’s denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the judgment denying his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court abused its discretion when it denied his petition for certification to appeal and improperly rejected his claim that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance. More specifically, the petitioner claims that trial counsel failed to present an alternative intoxication defense and to object to several alleged prosecutorial improprieties. We…