Legal Opinion
Pinto v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided February 27, 2001No. AC 19327PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SCHALLER, J.
The petitioner, Augustus Pinto, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus in which he sought, pursuant to Connecticut’s Interstate Agreement on Detainers (IAD),1 to quash a detainer lodged against him by the state of New Jersey. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court improperly interpreted the IAD *25to preclude relief even though he had substantially complied with its terms.2 We affirm the judgment of the habeas court.
The following facts and procedural history are relevant to our resolution of this appeal. The…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Carchman v. NashSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. Michael DentCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Fex v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- State v. HerringSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. TaylorConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- State v. PerezConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
- State v. WellsCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2002
- Pinto v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001