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

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.