Supreme Court of Connecticut, 1996

Clarke v. Comissioner of Correction

Supreme Court of Connecticut · Decided November 20, 1996

239 Conn. 945; 686 A.2d 120

Cases that cite this one

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Clarke v. Commissioner of Correction (Conn. 1999)

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Opinion of the Court

The petitioner Winston Clarke’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 43 Conn. App. 374 (AC 14760), is granted, limited to the following issue:

“Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that a habeas corpus petitioner alleging his innocence must show that his claim of innocence is sustained by newly discovered evidence?”

*946Decided November 20, 1996 James A. Shanley, Jr., special public defender, in support of the petition. Rita M. Shair, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition.

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