Roman v. Commissioner of Correction

Citations

• 229 Conn. App. 219

Syllabus

The petitioner appealed, following the denial of his petition for certification to appeal, from the judgment of the habeas court denying his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner claimed that the court erred in concluding that his criminal trial counsel, B, had not provided ineffective assistance in failing, inter alia, to properly present evidence regarding the petitioner's drug and alcohol abuse on the night the petitioner committed the crimes at issue. Held: The habeas court did not abuse its discretion in denying the petitioner's petition for certification to appeal, as B, in determining not to emphasize evidence regarding the petitioner's cocaine use on the night of the crimes, reasonably relied on the advice of an expert witness for the defense and the petitioner failed to overcome the presumption that B's decision to pursue an intoxication defense based solely on his alcohol use was sound trial strat- egy. Argued September 20—officially released November 19, 2024