ORCUTT v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

No. 17836.

937 A.2d 656 (2007)

James ORCUTT v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided December 6, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erik T. Lohr, deputy assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, was Christopher L. Morano, former chief state's attorney, for the appellant (respondent).

Tejas Bhatt, deputy assistant public defender, with whom were Jennifer L. Bourn, special deputy assistant public defender, and, on the brief, Sandra J. Crowell, assistant public defender, for the appellee (petitioner).

NORCOTT, KATZ, PALMER, VERTEFEUILLE and ZARELLA, Js.


PALMER, J.

The petitioner, James Orcutt, filed this habeas action, alleging that the sentence he had received for certain drug offenses violated his right to be sentenced in accordance with the terms of his plea agreement as mandated by Santobello v. New York, 404 U.S. 257, 92 S.Ct. 495, 30 L.Ed.2d 427 (1971).1 Following a trial, the habeas court, Fuger, J., rendered judgment granting the petitioner...

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