JANULAWICZ v. Commissioner of Correction

Opinion

BISHOP, J.

The respondent, the commissioner of correction, appeals following the habeas court’s denial of his petition for certification to appeal from its judgment granting the petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by the petitioner, Richard Janulawicz. The respondent claims that the habeas court abused its discretion in denying the petition for certification to appeal and that the court improperly granted the petition for a writ of habeas corpus on the basis that the petitioner’s appellate counsel failed to seek certification for review by the Supreme Court. We agree and reverse…