Edwards v. Commissioner of Correction

Opinion

FLYNN, C. J.

The petitioner, Thomas S. Edwards, appeals following the denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the judgment of the habeas court denying his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court improperly concluded that the trial court had jurisdiction to accept the petitioner’s guilty plea. We dismiss the appeal.

The following procedural history underlies the petitioner’s claim. The petitioner originally was charged with two counts of sexual assault in the first degree and one count of kidnapping in the first…