Legal Opinion
Payton v. Albert
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 6, 1988No. 13333PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCovello, J.
This is an appeal from the granting of the petitioner Grover Payton’s application for a writ of habeas corpus. The petition alleged an illegal confinement in that the respondent commissioner of correction had erroneously calculated the effective release date on the petitioner’s two concurrent sentences of two and one-half years each. Specifically, the petitioner claimed that he was entitled, under General Statutes §§ 18-98d and 53a-38 (b),1 to a sentence reduction of *25113 days for the time he had spent in presentence confinement (jail time) awaiting the disposition of his cases. Further, he…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Mescalero Apache Tribe v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Connecticut Foundry Co. v. International Ladies Garment Workers UnionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Delevieleuse v. MansonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
- Liistro v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
- State v. LenihanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1964
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Rivera v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Harris v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- Washington v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- Oliphant v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- Fitzgerald Council v. Com'r of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
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