This petition for habeas corpus arises from the state's failure to correct the false and misleading testimony of one of its key witnesses in the trial of the petitioner, Sean Adams, who, following that trial, was convicted of murder and other offenses, and sentenced to 100 years in prison. The respondent, the commissioner of correction, appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court, which rever... More...    $0 (07-23-2013 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with distributing heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and crack.

In May 2020, the DEA New Haven Task Force and Waterbury Police Department began an investigation into a drug trafficking organization that was distributing large amounts of heroin, cocaine and crack in the Waterbury area, and was believed to be headed by Zach... More...    $0 (06-08-2022 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with drug possession with intent to distribute.

In 2021, West Haven Police made three controlled purchases of crack cocaine from Chaz Reddick, age 39, of West New Hven. Reddick was arrested on April 20, 2021. On that date, a court-authorized search of his apartment revealed approximately 160 grams of crack, ite... More...    $0 (04-28-2022 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with drug distribution.

Hector Diaz, 24, Waterbury, was charged with distributing heroin and crack cocaine.

In May 2020, the DEA New Haven Task Force and Waterbury Police Department began an investigation into a drug trafficking organization that was distributing large amounts of heroin, cocaine and cr... More...    $0 (02-02-2022 - CT)

New Have, Connecticut criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with drug distribution.

Andre Smith, also known as “Dre,� 42, of Woodstock, was charged for distributing cocaine and crack.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in 2018, the FBI, Norwich Police Department and other law enforcement agencies began investigating a drug trafficking... More...    $0 (01-13-2022 - CT)

New Have, Connecticut criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with drug distribution.

John Orgega, also known as “Clatcho,� 39, of Hartford, was charged for distributing fentanyl.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in 2018, the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force began investigating Ricardo Reyes, also known as “Rick the Rule... More...    $0 (12-28-2021 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charge with conspiracy to defraud the United States.

Tony Tuan Pham, also known as “Anh Nguyen,â€� 52, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was fraud for coaching federal inmates and prospective inmates, who would not otherwise require substance abuse treatment, how to lie to gain admission into a Federal Bureau of Prisons (“B... More...    $0 (12-10-2021 - CT)

Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with conspiracy to possess and transport stole property.

Andres Barclett, also known as “Coolie,â€� 27, of Hartford, was involved in the “Operation American Steal,â€� a long-term multi-agency investigation into numerous “grab and goâ€� thefts from various retail fashion stores in Connecticut and nearby sta... More...    $0 (12-01-2021 - CT)

New Haven, CT: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

William Tisdol, age 22, was indicted for felony possession of a firearm.

Shortly after noon on September 9, 2020, members of the Hartford Police Department responded to reports of gunshots on Sterling Street in Hartford. At the scene, officers found a female companion of Tis... More...    $0 (10-12-2021 - CT)

Hartford, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Paige James, a/k/a "Ishaya James," age 28, who was charged with for participating in an extensive commercial larceny spree.

This case stemned from “Operation American Steal,â€� a long-term multi-agency investigation into numerous “grab and goâ€� thefts from various retail fashion stores in Connecticut and nearby sta... More...    $0 (07-22-2021 - CT)

Bridgeport, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant indicted for operating lottery scams.

Stieve Fernandrez, 35, was indicted for operating lottery scams that defrauded victims of more than $1.8 million, including an elderly Connecticut victim who lost nearly $1.2 million.

In a lottery scam, a perpetrator fraudulently convinces a victim that the victim has won a... More...    $0 (07-09-2021 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut grand theft criminal defense lawyer represented defendant lawyer who stole $1.4 million.

Kevin E. Creed, age 69, of Litchfield, was charged for stealing approximately $1.4 million from a charity he organized.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Creed was an attorney who operated the Creed Law Firm in Bristol. The Fisher House Founda... More...    $0 (11-12-2020 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Leon C. Vaccarelli, who wsa charged by the United States of America with wire fraud and money laundering.

According to court documents and the evidence presented during his trial last year, Vaccarelli was a registered representative of The Investment Center (“TIC”), a brokerage company, and was an investment adviser a... More...    $0 (10-21-2020 - CT)

New Haven, CT - The United States of America charged Julio Martinez, age 41, with the felony illegal purchase of two
firearms.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in 2018, the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force began investigating Ricardo Reyes, also known as “Rick the Ruler,” a member of the Los Solidos street gang who was distributing fentanyl, heroin... More...    $0 (07-02-2020 - CT)

Hartford, CT - The United States of America charged Jeremy Rodriguez with drug trafficking.

Jeremy Rodriguez, 22, of Hartford, was sentenced to 121 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl and other drugs.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in August 2017, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Hartford ... More...    $0 (01-22-2020 - CT)

New Haven, CT - The United States of America charged Osvaldo Saez with drug trafficking.

Osvaldo Saez, 32, of New Haven, was sentenced to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a New Haven drug trafficking ring.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in June 2017, the FBI’s New Haven Safe Streets/Gang Task For... More...    $0 (11-22-2019 - CT)

New Haven, CT - United States of America charged Michael Miller with:

CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE; Conspiracy to Distribute, and to Possess With Intent to Distribute Heroin, Cocaine, and Fentanyl
(1)

MICHAEL MILLER, 38, of New Haven, was sentenced to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing heroin and cocain... More...    $0 (11-13-2019 - CT)

Hartford, CT - Russian National Who Operated Kelihos Botnet Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Conspiracy, Computer Crime and Identity Theft Offenses

Peter Yuryevich Levashov, aka “Petr Levashov,” “Peter Severa,” “Petr Severa” and “Sergey Astakhov,” 38, of St. Petersburg, Russia, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Hartford, Connecticut, to offenses stemming from his operation of the Keli... More...    $0 (09-13-2018 - CT)

The principal issue in this appeal is whether our decision in State v. Ray, 290 Conn. 602, 966 A.2d 148 (2009), which would require the defendant in the present case, Alrick A. Evans, to prove drug dependency as an affirmative defense to a charge under General Statutes (Rev. to 2011) § 21a-278 (b),1 remains good law in light of (1) the subsequent decision of the United States Supreme Court in All... More...    $0 (08-16-2018 - CT)

. The defendant, Marquis J. Harper, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of one count of attempt to commit robbery in the first degree as an accessory in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-8 (a), 53a-49 (a) (2) and 53a-134 (a) (2). On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the evidence adduced at trial was insufficient to sustain his conviction and (2) the court i... More...    $0 (08-05-2018 - CT)

Hartford, CT - Electrical Engineer Found Guilty for Intending to Convert Trade Secrets from Defense Contractor

A federal jury in Hartford, Connecticut on July l9, 2010 returned guilty verdicts against a man for his conduct related to a scheme to convert trade secrets belonging to a defense contractor based in Groton, Connecticut, related to, among others, an innovative naval prototype bei... More...    $0 (07-10-2018 - ct)

The defendant, Ricardo Swilling, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered following a jury trial, of kidnapping in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-92 (a) (2) (A), home invasion in violation of General Statutes § 53a-100aa (a) (2), and assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-60 (a) (2).1 Additionally, following the defendant’s pleas of no... More...    $0 (03-31-2018 - CT)

Defendant‐Appellant  Aldric  Bordeaux  (“Bordeaux”)  appeals  the District Court’s judgment convicting him of one count of unlawful  possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1)1 and of  1 “It shall be unlawful for any person . . . who has been convicted in any  court of[ ] a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceedin... More...    $0 (03-28-2018 - CT)

The defendant, Raymond Tucker, appeals from the judgment of the trial court finding him in violation of probation pursuant to General Statutes § 53a-32. On appeal, the defendant claims that the court (1) erred in admitting a 911 recording into evidence, (2) erroneously found that the defendant had violated his probation, and (3) abused its discretion in imposing a sentence of three years incarcer... More...    $0 (01-19-2018 - CT)

In March 2014, Hartford police detective James Campbell and 10
Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) special agent Michael 11
Schatz––members of a DEA task force––were investigating a large‐12
scale  heroin‐trafficking  organization  operating  out  of  Hartford.
Based  on  information  from  a  wiretap  and  cooperating  sources, 1
Campbell and Schatz suspect... More...    $0 (12-30-2017 - CT)

Hartford, CT - Citizen of Mexico Pleads Guilty to Heroin Trafficking Offenses

JOSE DAVID SILVA PESTANO, 33, a citizen of Mexico, pleaded guilty on December 22, 2017 before U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to heroin trafficking charges.

According to court documents, SILVA PESTANO and others conspired to traffic multi-kilogram quantities of heroin from Mexico to th... More...    $0 (12-29-2017 - CT)