Legal Opinion

Lewis v. Commissioner of Correction

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided June 7, 2016No. AC37005PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAlvord, J.

The petitioner, Prince Lewis, appeals following the habeas court's denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the judgment denying his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court (1) abused its discretion when it denied his petition for certification to appeal, and (2) improperly rejected his claim that his constitutional right to due process under the federal and state constitutions was violated by the extraordinary delay in his extradition and reincarceration after he absconded from supervised home release. Specifically, the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Simms v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
  2. Simms v. WardenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
  3. Opoku v. GrantConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
  4. Asherman v. MeachumSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
  5. Zollo v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2012

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Leon v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2019
  2. Williams v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2016
  3. Lewis v. Comm'r of Corr.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2016

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