Lewis v. Commissioner of Correction

I agree with the conclusions and the analysis set forth in the majority opinion. I write separately only to explain further why I think that the present appeal was not rendered moot by the release of the petitioner, Prince Lewis, from prison during its pendency and by the transfer of his probation supervision to the state of New York. 1 See footnote 5 of the majority opinion.

As our Supreme Court noted in State v. Ovechka, 292 Conn. 533 , 538 n. 8, 975 A.2d 1 (2009), an appeal challenging a criminal conviction is not rendered moot by a defendant's release from incarceration because of the…