Legal Opinion

James v. Commissioner of Correction

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided October 17, 2017No. SC19787PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEveleigh, J.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the calculation of presentence confinement credit should be adjusted for concurrent sentences imposed under one docket number but on different dates. The petitioner, Latone James, appeals from the denial of his amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus, which alleged, inter alia, that the calculation of his presentence confinement credit was incorrect. The respondent, the Commissioner of Correction, claims that it calculated the petitioner's presentence confinement credit pursuant to General Statutes § 18-98d(a)(1) 1 and the frame-work provided by…

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2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. United States v. GoodwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. United States v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Kuchta v. ArisianSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2018
  2. Conn. Hous. Fin. Auth. v. AlfaroSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2018
  3. Anderson v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2021

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