Taylor v. Commissioner of Correction
Connecticut Appellate Court
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BISHOP, J.
The petitioner, John Taylor, appeals from the judgment of the habeas court dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, the petitioner claims that the court (1) abused its discretion by denying his petition for certification to appeal and (2) improperly denied his motion to open and to vacate the judgment of dismissal of his habeas corpus petition on the basis that he and his attorney failed to appear for trial. We agree with the petitioner and, accordingly, reverse the judgment of the habeas court.
On September 29, 2004, the petitioner was convicted, after…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Osborne v. OsborneConnecticut Appellate Court · 1984
- Mercer v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Segretario v. Stewart-Warner Corp.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1986
- Mitchell v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
- Greene v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
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