Legal Opinion
Asherman v. Meachum
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 28, 1989No. 13611PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The issue in this case is whether the due process rights of the petitioner, Steven Asherman, a convicted criminal, were violated by his transfer from supervised home release to a state correctional institution. The petitioner filed a petition for habeas corpus against the respondent, Larry Meachum, commissioner of the department of correction, seeking his release from confinement. After a hearing, the trial court granted the petition for a writ of habeas corpus and ordered the respondent either to return the petitioner to supervised home release or to discharge him from custody. The…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Turner v. SafleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by29 opinions
- State v. LammeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- State v. JoynerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. JamesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- State v. PattersonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Steven M. Asherman v. Larry Meachum, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
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