Legal Opinion
Holcomb v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided September 26, 1995No. 13577PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpear, J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether it was proper for the trial court to grant the respondent’s motion for summary judgment on a habeas corpus petition. The petitioner asserts that granting the motion was plain error as the rules of practice do not provide for such a motion in a habeas corpus proceeding. We agree and reverse the judgment of the trial court.
In 1987, the defendant was arrested in Indiana. A lieutenant and a patrolman from the Middletown police department went to Indiana in June of 1987 to interview the petitioner concerning a series of burglaries in Mid-dletown.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Collins v. YorkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1970
- Arey v. WardenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- Mercer v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. HarrisConnecticut Appellate Court · 1987
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Santiago v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1995
- Moura v. PulieriConnecticut Appellate Court · 1996
- Burke v. Fitzgerald, No. Cv95 032 20 83 S (Sep. 22, 1997)Connecticut Superior Court · 1997
- Demasi v. Warden, No. Cv97 402389 (Jan. 8, 1998)Connecticut Superior Court · 1998
- Doe v. Boy Scouts of America, No. Cv94 0141153 S (Jan. 29, 1999)Connecticut Superior Court · 1999
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