Legal Opinion
Smith v. Warden, No. Cv98-0002714 (Apr. 27, 1999)
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided April 27, 1999No. CV98-0002714Unpublished
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITOR'S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.]
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
The petitioner, Devon Smith, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to General Statutes § 52-466, seeking to correct certain conditions of his confinement which he alleges violate his First Amendment religious rights. In response, the respondent filed a motion to dismiss the petition on the grounds of lack of subject matter jurisdiction and mootness. For the following reasons the respondent's motion to dismiss is granted.1
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The petitioner, Devon Smith, is an inmate at Northern…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- City of Boerne v. FloresSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Paul Jolly v. Thomas Coughlin, Robert Greifinger, John P. Keane, C. Greiner, S. KapoorCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Lozada v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- Bobby Williams v. Robert B. Greifinger, Deputy Commissioner and Chief Medical Officer of the New York State Department of Correctional ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
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