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DOTSON v. WARDEN

175 Conn. 614 (1978)

HAYWARD DOTSON v. WARDEN, CONNECTICUT CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, SOMERS

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released August 8, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Emanuel, assistant public defender, with whom, on the brief, was Jerrold H. Barnett, public defender, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Arnold M. Schwolsky, assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were George D. Stoughton, state's attorney, and Richard F. Banbury, chief assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (defendant).

COTTER, C. J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and PETERS, JS.

PETERS, J.

The plaintiff appeals from a judgment dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The plaintiff, Hayward S. Dotson, was convicted in 1971, after a jury trial, on three counts of burglary, rape and indecent assault in a case arising out of the rape of an elderly woman in her West Hartford apartment. The plaintiff was given a total effective sentence of ten to seventeen years, which he is currently serving. Although the plaintiff attempted to appeal...

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