Correa v. Commissioner of Correction

Opinion

The petitioner, Gregory J. Correa, appeals from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, in which he claimed that he was denied his right to effective assistance of counsel. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.

The petitioner was charged with burglary in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-103 (a). Through his attorney, only days before the trial commenced, he filed a motion to suppress evidence of the victim’s gold cufflinks and Tiffany bag. The court denied the motion to suppress and the petitioner’s request for an evidentiary hearing on the…