Legal Opinion
James L. v. Commissioner of Correction
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 23, 1998No. SC 15847PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PETERS, J.
The principal issue in this appeal is whether, after a finding of ineffective assistance of counsel, a habeas court has the authority to restore a petitioner’s right to sentence review under General Statutes § 51-195,2 after the statute’s thirty day time *134limit has passed. We conclude that the habeas court has such authority, and, therefore, affirm the judgment restoring the petitioner’s right to file for sentence review.
The petitioner, James L., was convicted of two counts of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1989) § 53a-703 and two…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Simms v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Copas v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Bunkley v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Lozada v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
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3Cited by50 opinions
- Williams v. Commission On Human Rights & OpportunitiesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- Rivera v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- State v. CasianoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
- Bennett v. New Milford Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
- State v. SilvaConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
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