Legal Opinion

Wilson v. Commissioner of Correction

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided January 9, 2001No. AC 19987Published

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

DALY, J.

The petitioner, Joseph C. Wilson, appeals to this court following the denial of his petition for certification to appeal from the judgment of the habeas court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.1 The petitioner claims that the court abused its discretion because the respondent, the commissioner of correction, improperly calculated his good time credits under General Statutes § 18-7a (c).2 We dismiss the appeal.

The facts are undisputed. On February 21, 1991, the petitioner was sentenced to twelve years of imprisonment, suspended after six years, plus probation. On…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Simms v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
  2. Simms v. WardenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
  3. Lozada v. DeedsSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Copas v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
  5. Rivera v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000

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