McCARTHY v. MANSON

No. 1257, Docket 83-2001.

714 F.2d 234 (1983)

Robert J. McCARTHY, Petitioner-Appellee, v. John MANSON, Commissioner of Corrections of the State of Connecticut, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided August 9, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Massameno, Asst. State's Atty., Div. of Criminal Justice, Wallingford, Conn., for respondent-appellant.

Robert L. Holzberg, University of Connecticut School of Law, Legal Clinic, West Hartford, Conn. (Michael R. Sheldon, University of Connecticut School of Law, Legal Clinic, West Hartford, Conn., of counsel), for petitioner-appellee.

Before MANSFIELD, MESKILL and KEARSE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

John R. Manson, Commissioner of Corrections for the State of Connecticut (Commissioner), appeals from the judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, Cabranes, J., granting by consent decree Robert J. McCarthy's petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

Affirmed.

BACKGROUND

Petitioner Robert J. McCarthy was arrested on April 5, 1975 in Norwalk, Connecticut and charged with murder and attempted...

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