TALTON v. WARDEN


171 Conn. 378 (1976)

NAPIER TALTON v. WARDEN, CONNECTICUT CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, SOMERS

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released August 10, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Williams, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Ernest J. Diette, Jr., assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, was Arnold Markle, state's attorney, for the appellee (defendant).

HOUSE, C.J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and BARBER, JS.


LOISELLE, J.

The plaintiff, Napier Talton, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus claiming that he was confined in the Connecticut correctional institution at Somers without law or right because, among other reasons, he was denied due process at his trial when, at a critical point, the court proceeded with the trial in his absence. The plaintiff has appealed from the judgment denying the petition.

The court found that, after a trial to the court, the...

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