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   State Courts - Connecticut - January 13, 2009

  
Carpenter v. Comm'r of Corr., SC 18197, SUPREME COURT OF CONNECTICUT, January 13, 2009, Officially Released
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Overview: Counsel did not render deficient performance by acquiescing to the appellate court's decision to reverse a murder conviction and modify it to reckless manslaughter in the first degree as manslaughter was a lessor-included offense of murder under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-45(c). Thus, the prisoner was not deprived of effective assistance of counsel.

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Davis v. Davis, AC 29188, APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, January 13, 2009, Officially Released
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Overview: Former wife's tort claims against former husband and current wife were not barred by mutual release in dissolution agreement because, inter alia, release was limited to claims existing at time of the agreement and claims arising out of the marriage. The complaint alleged behavior after the agreement that did not arise by reason of the marriage.

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In re Janazia S., AC 29159, AC 29160, APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, January 13, 2009, Officially Released
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Overview: Clear and convincing evidence justified denial of father's motion to revoke commitment and open evidence, and termination of mother and father's parental rights in minor child; it showed termination pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-112(j)(3)(B)(i) was proper as child had no bond with father and mother lacked sufficient personal rehabilitation.

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Mejia v. Comm'r of Corr., AC 29234, APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, January 13, 2009, Officially Released
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Overview: Petitioner inmate was not entitled to a writ of habeas corpus because the inmate, who was convicted of, inter alia, murder, failed to show that providing the sentencing judge with information as to the inmate's medication for diabetes would have resulted in a different outcome.

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Nat'l Grange Mut. Ins. Co. v. Santaniello, SC 17961, SUPREME COURT OF CONNECTICUT, January 13, 2009, Officially Released
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Overview: As an insurance policy unambiguously limited coverage to three dealer plates under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-60 as described in the dealer plate endorsement, prior to its deletion, the policy never provided coverage for a fourth floating dealer plate, and the policy's garage operations coverage did not cover the use of the dealer plates on the car.

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State v. Brown, AC 27602, APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, January 13, 2009, Officially Released
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Overview: Defendant's Sixth Amendment right to confrontation was violated by allowing officer to testify as to victim's out-of-court statement identifying defendant as his assailant because interaction between officer and victim was investigatory, answers to officer's questions were testimonial, and defendant had no opportunity to cross-examine victim.

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Weinberg v. Comm'r of Corr., AC 27897, APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, January 13, 2009, Officially Released
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Overview: Trial court properly denied second amended petition for habeas corpus writ filed after petitioner was convicted of murder under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-54a; it could reject his Conn. Const. art. I, § 8 ineffective assistance of counsel claims, as he did not show prejudice, and he did not produce newly-discovered evidence to show actual innocence.

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Young v. Young, AC 28844, APPELLATE COURT OF CONNECTICUT, January 13, 2009, Officially Released
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Overview: Former husband was not entitled to quiet title to marital residence under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47-31 because although conflicting evidence was presented, no one other than the husband and his current wife had seen the alleged quitclaim deed from the former wife and the former wife denied ever executing the deed.

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