LaPointe v. Comm'r of Corr.

Full title: Richard LAPOINTE v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION.

Court: Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Date published: Dec 12, 2012

56 A.3d 948 (Conn. 2012)

307 Conn. 940

Opinion

2012-12-12

Richard LAPOINTE v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION.

Timothy J. Sugrue, senior assistant state's attorney, in support of the petition. W. James Cousins and Paul Casteleiro, pro hac vice, in opposition.

Timothy J. Sugrue, senior assistant state's attorney, in support of the petition. W. James Cousins and Paul Casteleiro, pro hac vice, in opposition.

The respondent's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 138 Conn.App. 454, 53 A.3d 257, is granted, limited to the following issue:

“Did the Appellate Court properly determine that the first habeas counsel was *949ineffective for failing to pursue a claim that the state had suppressed evidence in violation of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963)?”