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Lavery, C. J., and Landau and Schaller, Js. Argued October 23, 2000--officially released February 20, 2001 Counsel

Adele V. Patterson, assistant public defender, for the appellant (petitioner). Frederick W. Fawcett, supervisory assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, was Jonathan C. Benedict, state's attorney, for the appellee (respondent).
Opinion

LANDAU, J. The petitioner, Luis A. Rivera, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court dismissing his second amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court improperly concluded that he was not denied his constitutional rights (1) to effective assistance of counsel in violation of the sixth and fourteenth amendments to the United States constitution and article first,

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