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RIVERA v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

(SC 15938)

254 Conn. 214 (2000)

CARLOS M. RIVERA v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released August 15, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven R. Strom, assistant attorney general, with whom, on the brief, were Richard Blumenthal, attorney general, and Gregory T. D'Auria, Richard T. Biggar and Madeline Melchionne, assistant attorneys general, for the appellant (respondent).

James Park, certified legal intern, with whom was Brett Dignam, for the appellee (petitioner).

Leonard W. Engel filed a brief for the Connecticut Correctional Ombudsman, Inc., as amicus curiae.

Temmy Ann Pieszak filed a brief for the habeas corpus unit of the office of the chief public defender as amicus curiae.

Callahan, C. J., and Borden, Norcott, Katz, Palmer, McDonald, Vertefeuille, Js.

Opinion

PALMER, J.

The principal issue raised by this certified appeal is whether a prisoner who is serving multiple concurrent and consecutive sentences is entitled to have his total number of earned good time credits2 applied to reduce his total effective term of imprisonment. We conclude that he is.

The relevant facts and procedural history are undisputed. "The petitioner...

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