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JAMES L. v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

(SC 15847)

245 Conn. 132 (1998)

JAMES L. v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released June 23, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jo Anne Sulik, assistant state's attorney, for the appellant (respondent).

Adele V. Patterson, deputy assistant public defender, for the appellee (petitioner).

Borden, Berdon, Palmer, McDonald and Peters, Js.

Opinion

PETERS, J.

The principal issue in this appeal is whether, after a finding of ineffective assistance of counsel, a habeas court has the authority to restore a petitioner's right to sentence review under General Statutes § 51-195,2 after the statute's thirty day time limit has passed. We conclude that the habeas court has such authority, and, therefore, affirm the...

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