Legal Opinion
Castonguay v. Commissioner of Correction
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 19, 2011No. 18599PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ROGERS, C. J.
The principal issue in this appeal is whether General Statutes § 53a-35b 1 which defines a sentence of life imprisonment as a term of sixty years, is applicable in cases where the defendant committed the offense before July 1, 1981, the effective date of § 53a-35b, but the defendant was sentenced after that date. The petitioner, Gary Castonguay, was convicted, after a jury trial, of capital felony in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1977) §§ 53a-54a and 53a-54b, and felony murder in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1977) §§ 53a-54aand53a-54c. He committed the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- In Re EstradaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
- Simms v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Simms v. WardenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Lozada v. DeedsSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- People v. OliverNew York Court of Appeals · 1956
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Tutson v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
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- Jefferson v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
- Haughey v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2017
- Mozell v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2014
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