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WASHINGTON v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

No. 18057.

950 A.2d 1220 (2008)

287 Conn. 792

Armel WASHINGTON v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided July 15, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tejas Bhatt, assistant public defender, with whom were Jennifer L. Bourn, deputy assistant public defender and, on the brief, Lisa A. Vanderhoof, former special deputy assistant public defender, for the appellant (petitioner).

Richard T. Biggar, assistant attorney general, with whom were Rita M. Shair, senior assistant state's attorney and, on the brief, Richard Blumenthal, attorney general, Henri Alexandre, assistant attorney general, and John Davenport, senior assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (respondent).

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

ZARELLA, J.

The central issue raised in this appeal is whether the interpretation of General Statutes § 18-98d, first announced in a trilogy of cases in 2004, can be applied retroactively to prisoners in custody as of the date of that decision without offending their constitutional or statutory rights. See Hunter v. Commissioner of Correction, 271 Conn. 856,

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