Legal Opinion

Fine v. Commissioner of Correction

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided December 17, 2013No. AC 34683PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

KELLER, J.

Following a grant of certification to appeal pursuant to General Statutes § 52-470 (g), the petitioner, Paul Fine, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court dismissing his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner claims that the court, in dismissing his petition, improperly concluded that he intentionally and knowingly withdrew a prior habeas petition with prejudice, thereby waiving his right to bring the present petition. We agree with the petitioner and reverse the judgment of the habeas court.

The record reveals the following relevant procedural…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Bowen v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
  3. State v. LeecanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
  4. Summerville v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
  5. State v. PattersonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Nelson v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2017
  2. Mozell v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2014
  3. Henning v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2019
  4. Smith v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2024
  5. Anderson v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2015

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