Legal Opinion
Hunnicutt v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided November 20, 2001No. AC 20250PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PETERS, J.
In this appeal from the granting of a writ of habeas corpus, the dispositive issue is the scope of the authority of a habeas court to order a correctional institution to have an inmate examined by an orthopedic surgeon. The respondent maintains that the court lacked such authority in the absence of a finding that the institution had been “deliberately indifferent” to the petitioner’s medical needs. We agree with the respondent and reverse the judgment of the court.
The petitioner, Camell Hunnicutt, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus1 in which he charged that the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Amodio v. AmodioSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- Arey v. WardenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- Connecticut Associated Builders & Contractors v. City of HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Fuller v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
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