Legal Opinion
Saunders v. Commissioner of Correction
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 19, 2022No. SC20430PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
April 19, 2022 CONNECTICUT LAW JOURNAL Page 3 CASES ARGUED AND DETERMINED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT WILLIE A. SAUNDERS v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION (SC 20430) Robinson, C. J., and McDonald, D’Auria, Mullins, Kahn, Ecker and Keller, Js. Syllabus The petitioner, who had been convicted of the crimes of sexual assault and risk of injury to a child, sought a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that his rights to due process were violated because, at the time of his criminal trial, he suffered from severe intellectual disabilities and physio- logical and mental health…
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