McCommic v. Commissioner of Correction

The petitioner in this habeas corpus action appeals from the granting of summary judgment dismissing his petition. The petitioner, a sentenced prisoner in the respondent’s custody, brought this habeas corpus petition alleging illegal confinement and claiming entitlement to sentence good conduct credits to reduce the amount of time until his parole eligibility date. The respondent filed a return to the petition and then moved for summary judgment.1

Following briefing and argument, the habeas court granted the defendant’s summary judgment motion and dismissed the petition on the ground that the…