MISSIONARY SOC. v. BD. OF PARDONS & PAROLES

No. 17565.

896 A.2d 809 (2006)

278 Conn. 197

MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF CONNECTICUT v. BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided May 16, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Wade, Hartford, with whom was Andrea F. Donovan, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Steven R. Strom, assistant attorney general, with whom were Henri Alexandre, assistant attorney general, and, on the brief, Richard Blumenthal, attorney general, for the appellee (defendant).

SULLIVAN, C.J., and NORCOTT, KATZ, PALMER and VERTEFEUILLE, Js.


SULLIVAN, C.J.

The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the trial court properly dismissed for lack of standing the application of the plaintiff, the Missionary Society of Connecticut, seeking a writ of mandamus ordering the defendant, the state board of pardons and paroles, to promulgate regulations regarding the commutation of death penalty sentences. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The record reveals the following relevant facts and procedural...

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