Dieudonne v. Commissioner of Correction, 112 A.3d 157

Petitioner Fritzgerald Dieudonne was convicted of assaulting a police officer during an attempted restraint/arrest.
Dieudonne filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel for not presenting Jessie Boiteux as an eyewitness.
Boiteux testified at the habeas proceeding, corroborating Dieudonne’s version and denying the assault or arrest resistance.
The habeas court granted the petition, concluding both Strickland v. Washington prongs—deficient performance and prejudice—were satisfied.
The Commissioner of Correction appealed, arguing the habeas court misapplied Strickland and weighed the evidence improperly.
The Appellate Court affirmed, and the Supreme Court granted certiorari to address Strickland standards; the appeal was ultimately dismissed as improvidently granted.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Did the Appellate Court properly apply Strickland standards?	Dieudonne asserts prejudice shown; Boiteux would have been credited.	Commissioner contends Strickland standard misapplied and totality weighed differently.	Appeal dismissed; certification improvidently granted.

Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984) (establishes ineffective-assistance standard: performance and prejudice prongs)
Dieudonne v. Commissioner of Correction, 141 Conn. App. 151 (2013) (Appellate Court affirmed correct Strickland standard and weighing of evidence)