Ramos v. Commissioner of Correction

Opinion

PETERS, J.

A petitioner seeking appellate review, under General Statutes § 52-470 (b), of a ruling on his or her petition for a writ of habeas corpus ordinarily must obtain certification from the habeas court that he or she is entitled to such review.1 Upon certification, the petitioner has only twenty days to file an appeal. See Practice Book § 80-1, formerly § 4166C. In the present case, through no fault of the indigent petitioner, the appeal was delayed for almost six months. The issue before us is whether, under the uncontested circumstances of the administrative confusion that…