Legal Opinion
Washington v. Commissioner of Correction
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 15, 2008No. SC 18057PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ZARELLA, J.
The central issue raised in this appeal is whether the interpretation of General Statutes § 18-98d, first announced in a trilogy of cases in 2004, can be applied retroactively to prisoners in custody as of the date of that decision without offending their constitutional or statutory rights. See Hunter v. Commissioner of Correction, 271 Conn. 856, 860 A.2d 700 (2004); Cox v. Commissioner of Correction, 271 Conn. 844, 860 A.2d 708 (2004); Harris v. Commissioner of Correction, 271 Conn. 808, 860 A.2d 715 (2004). In Harris, we concluded that when a defendant is sentenced for…
2Cases cited61 opinions
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3Cited by44 opinions
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