Harris v. Commissioner of Correction

Opinion

WEST, J.

The petitioner, Leeroy Harris, appeals following the habeas court’s denial of his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly rejected his actual innocence and ineffective assistance of counsel claims. We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.

The relevant facts and procedural history related to the underlying conviction were set forth by this court in a decision affirming the petitioner’s conviction; see State v. Harris, 48 Conn. App. 717, 711 A.2d 769, cert. denied, 245 Conn. 922, 717 A.2d 238 (1998); and in the…