Legal Opinion
Breton v. Comm'r of Corr.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 4, 2018No. SC 19928PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPalmer, J.
**464The petitioner, Randy Breton, who currently is serving sentences for certain violent crimes he committed in 2011, brought this habeas action against the respondent, the Commissioner of Correction, claiming that a 2013 amendment to General Statutes (Rev. to 2013) § 54-125a; see Public Acts 2013, No. 13-3, § 59 (P.A. 13-3), codified at General Statutes (Supp. 2014) § 54-125a;1 which eliminated risk reduction credit **465awarded pursuant to General Statutes § 18-98e2 from the calculation *792of a violent offender's initial parole eligibility date, thereby requiring the offender to complete 85…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Weaver v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Calder v. BullSupreme Court of the United States · 1798
- California Department of Corrections v. MoralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Lynce v. MathisSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Peugh v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Whistnant v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2020
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- Stafford v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2021
- Garner v. Comm'r of Corr.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2018
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