Opinion
2013-11-20
Lance WARGO v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION.
Christopher Y. Duby, assigned counsel, in support of the petition. James A. Kitten, senior assistant state's attorney, in opposition.
Christopher Y. Duby, assigned counsel, in support of the petition. James A. Kitten, senior assistant state's attorney, in opposition.
The petitioner Lance Wargo's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 144 Conn.App. 695, 73 A.3d 821, is granted, limited to the following issue:
“Did the Appellate Court properly affirm the judgment of the habeas court rejecting the petitioner's claim that he was entitled to a writ of habeas corpus with respect to his conviction of murder and arson because the attorney in his criminal case was burdened by a conflict of interest arising out of his representation of the petitioner on a contingency fee basis in connection with his claim against his insurance company for payment for the losses he sustained as a result of the same fire that formed the basis of the arson charge?”