PARHAM v. WARDEN


172 Conn. 126 (1976)

ISAAC PARHAM v. WARDEN, BRIDGEPORT COMMUNITY CORRECTIONAL CENTER

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released December 21, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cornelius F. Tuohy, assistant attorney general, with whom, on the brief, was Carl R. Ajello, attorney general, for the appellant (defendant).

Sue L. Wise, with whom was Margaret P. Levy, for the appellee (plaintiff).

Kimball Haines Hunt and Frank Cochran filed a brief as amici curiae.

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


BARBER, J.

The plaintiff filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus claiming illegal confinement on the ground that he had been denied due process when returned to confinement for violation of parole. The trial court granted the petition and ordered the plaintiff discharged from custody as a parole violator. Upon the granting of certification the defendant appealed, assigning error in the court's finding of facts, in the conclusions reached and in the overruling...

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