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Connecticut Criminal

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Hilton v. Commissioner of Correction — Connecticut Supreme Court affirms denial of second habeas petition, holding that Lapointe did not create a special credibility standard for expert witnesses

/ June 24, 2026

Case James Hilton v. Commissioner of Correction Court Connecticut Supreme Court Date Decided June 30, 2026 Docket No. SC 21106 […]

Connecticut Constitutional Criminal

Connecticut Supreme Court

State v. Raeon A. — Connecticut Supreme Court affirms conviction, holds delayed-reporting jury instruction raises no constitutional claim

/ June 22, 2026

Case State of Connecticut v. Raeon A. Court Connecticut Supreme Court Date Decided June 23, 2026 Docket No. SC 21028

Connecticut Criminal

Connecticut Appellate Court

Medina v. Commissioner of Correction — Appellate Court dismisses habeas appeal where petitioner failed to show unequivocal demand for innocence defense

/ June 16, 2026

Case Jose Medina v. Commissioner of Correction Court Connecticut Appellate Court Date Decided June 16, 2026 Docket No. AC 47905

Connecticut Criminal

Connecticut Appellate Court

State v. Hernandez Herrera — Connecticut Appellate Court affirms conviction, holding detective’s false evidence ploys did not render defendant’s statements involuntary and inadvertent jury exposure to excluded exhibits did not require mistrial

/ June 15, 2026

Case State of Connecticut v. Maycol F. Hernandez Herrera Court Connecticut Appellate Court Date Decided June 16, 2026 Docket No.

Connecticut Criminal

Connecticut Appellate Court

State v. Sousa — Connecticut Appellate Court affirms sexual assault conviction, finding no abuse of discretion in admission of crime-scene photographs

/ June 15, 2026

Case State of Connecticut v. Henrique S. Sousa Court Connecticut Appellate Court Date Decided June 16, 2026 Docket No. AC

Connecticut Criminal

Connecticut Appellate Court

Brown v. Commissioner of Correction — Connecticut Appellate Court affirms denial of habeas corpus, finding trial counsel’s strategic decision not to introduce key witness’s prior inconsistent statement was objectively reasonable despite that statement’s admissibility

/ June 11, 2026

Case Cleveland Brown v. Commissioner of Correction Court Connecticut Appellate Court Date Decided June 9, 2026 Docket No. AC 47568

Connecticut Criminal

Connecticut Appellate Court

Gibbs v. Commissioner of Correction — Connecticut Appellate Court affirms denial of habeas petition, holding McCoy v. Louisiana inapplicable where petitioner failed to prove unambiguous objection to counsel’s strategy or an actual concession of guilt

/ June 11, 2026

Case Dave Gibbs v. Commissioner of Correction Court Connecticut Appellate Court Date Decided June 9, 2026 Docket No. AC 47995

Connecticut Criminal

Connecticut Appellate Court

State v. Dukes — Connecticut Appellate Court affirms probation revocation and eight-year sentence, vacates one ammunition-possession finding but declines new sentencing

/ June 10, 2026

Case State of Connecticut v. Malcom Elton Dukes Court Connecticut Appellate Court (Alvord, Suarez, and Seeley, Js.) Date Decided June

Connecticut Constitutional Criminal Postconviction Relief

Connecticut Appellate Court

Mack v. Commissioner — Appellate Court Denies Second Habeas Petition Raising Crawford Confrontation Clause and Sentence Review Claims

/ June 8, 2026

Connecticut Appellate Court affirms denial of a second habeas petition, holding that trial counsel’s failure to raise a Crawford Confrontation Clause objection at a 2008 murder trial was not deficient when the law was unsettled, and habeas counsel was not ineffective for failing to raise a sentence review claim the petitioner never communicated.