A judge has ruled that a man convicted for a 2009 Danbury home invasion will get a new trial.  The judge vacated the 14 year sentence of Lacelles Clue, who filed a Writ of Habeas Corpus claiming ineffective counsel. 

Clue was charged with robbery, assault of an elderly person and larceny after police found a laptop in his home that was reported missing from the crime scene.  During the crime, a masked man held a knife to the throat of a 78-year old woman and threatened to kill her.  An envelop of cash and a laptop were taken. 

Clue was sentenced in 2011.  He claims Attorney Eugene Zingaro failed to call alibi witnesses, failed to investigate third party culpability and failed to consult with a fingerprint analysis expert. 

Hearst Media reports that the judge didn't agree with all claims in the ruling, but determined that not calling alibi witnesses prejudiced Clue in the trial and was objectively unreasonable. Clue remains in prison pending a new trial.

The Chief State’s Attorney plans to appeal the ruling.