MOLINAS v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

(14963)

231 Conn. 514 (1994)

JEREMIAS MOLINAS v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released December 27, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward T. Ricciardi, assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, was John A. Connelly, state's attorney, for the appellant (respondent).

Christopher C. Sheehan, deputy assistant public defender, for the appellee (petitioner).

PETERS, C. J., and CALLAHAN, BORDEN, BERDON, NORCOTT, KATZ and PALMER, JS.


PETERS, C. J.

The principal issue in this appeal is whether a criminal defendant who is now indigent waived the right to challenge the constitutionality of his incarceration by having previously agreed to a sentence that includes a "committed fine" as part of a bargained-for guilty plea. The petitioner, Jeremias Molinas, filed a petition for habeas corpus, alleging, inter alia, that he was incarcerated solely because of...

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