Legal Opinion
Cobham v. Commissioner of Correction
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 11, 2001No. SC 16393PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
VERTEFEUILLE, J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether a petition for habeas corpus is an appropriate means by which a defendant can challenge the legality of his sentence. The petitioner, Vernon L. Cobham, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.1 He claims that the habeas court improperly concluded that the sentence that had been imposed by the trial court in his underlying criminal trial was lawful and in compliance with the plea agreement between the petitioner and the state. We conclude that the petitioner…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Simms v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Johnson v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- Summerville v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Valeriano v. BronsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
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3Cited by90 opinions
- Johnson v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- State v. ReidSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- Crawford v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- State v. LawrenceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
- State v. TaboneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
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