Grant v. Commissioner of Correction

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of habeas relief, holding that the petitioner’s autonomy right was not implicated because he did not expressly object to counsel’s strategy of conceding that he had fired the shots while contesting the intent necessary for murder. The court also declined to review the petitioner’s separate ineffective-assistance claim concerning counsel’s explanation of recklessness and self-defense because that theory was not presented to or decided by the habeas court.