Legal Opinion
Valeriano v. Bronson
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 6, 1988No. 13274PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArthur H. Healey, J.
The petitioner, Armando Valeriano, sought a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that he had been denied the effective assistance of appellate counsel in his appeal from his conviction of the crime of felony murder. The trial court, O’Neill, J., denied the petition and the Appellate Court affirmed that decision. Valeriano v. Bronson, 12 Conn. App. 385, 530 A.2d 1100 (1987). We affirm.
The petitioner was convicted of felony murder in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1977) § 53a-54c1 *77after a jury trial. The jury could reasonably have found that a fire had been started by the petitioner on…
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3Cited by110 opinions
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