HAMMOND v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

(SC 16220)

259 Conn. 855 (2002)

MARTIN HAMMOND v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released March 26, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Temmy Ann Pieszak, chief of habeas corpus services, office of the chief public defender, for the appellant (petitioner).

Madeline A. Melchionne, assistant attorney general, with whom, on the brief, were Richard Blumenthal, attorney general, and Steven R. Strom, assistant attorney general, for the appellee (respondent).

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


Opinion

PALMER, J.

The principal issue presented by this certified appeal is whether the petitioner, Martin Hammond, who is serving a twenty-five year prison term for murder and kidnapping,1 is entitled to credit toward his sentence pursuant to General Statutes § 18-98d2 for the four months that he was incarcerated in Massachusetts while contesting...

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