Grant v. Commissioner of Correction

Summary

The court held that the petitioner was prejudiced by trial counsel's failure to investigate and present a key witness's cell phone records. The records would have objectively contradicted testimony central to the state's case, undermined a detective's corroboration, and supported the petitioner's third-party culpability theory, creating a reasonable probability of a different verdict. The court reversed and remanded with directions to grant habeas relief, vacate the convictions, and order a new trial.