Williams v. Commissioner of Correction

Full title: FLOYD WILLIAMS v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

Court: Supreme Court of Connecticut

Date published: Jul 23, 1996

680 A.2d 311 (Conn. 1996)

238 Conn. 908

Opinion

Decided July 23, 1996

The petitioner Floyd Williams' petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 41 Conn. App. 515 (AC 14076), is granted, limited to the following issue:

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

The Supreme Court docket number is SC 15493.

James A. Shanley, Jr., special public defender, in support of the petition.