Copas v. Commissioner of Correction

Decided July 4, 1995. Robert J. Callahan wrote the opinion for the court.

234 Conn. 139 · Cited 345 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• State v. Ortiz · 217 Conn. 648
• State v. Asherman · 193 Conn. 695
• Statewide Grievance Committee v. Whitney · 227 Conn. 829
• State v. Hoeplinger · 206 Conn. 278
• Simms v. Warden, State Prison · 230 Conn. 608
• Simms v. Warden · 229 Conn. 178
• State v. Savage · 577 A.2d 455
• Phillips v. Warden · 220 Conn. 112
• State v. Joyner · 225 Conn. 450
• Siemon v. Stoughton · 184 Conn. 547
• State v. Elliott · 177 Conn. 1
• State v. Casey · 201 Conn. 174
• State v. Patterson · 229 Conn. 328
• Baez v. Commissioner of Correction · 34 Conn. App. 236

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• Carraway v. Commissioner of Correction · 144 Conn. App. 461
• Calabrese v. Commissioner of Correction · 868 A.2d 787
• Johnson v. Commissioner of Correction · 941 A.2d 248
• State v. Van Cleave · 674 N.E.2d 1293
• Duperry v. Solnit · 261 Conn. 309
• Walton v. Commissioner of Correction · 57 Conn. App. 511
• State v. Turner · 267 Conn. 414
• Lorthe v. Commissioner of Correction · 931 A.2d 348
• Crump v. Commissioner of Correction · 61 Conn. App. 55
• Rivera v. Commissioner of Correction · 70 Conn. App. 452
• Borrelli v. Commissioner of Correction · 968 A.2d 439
• Brandy v. Commissioner of Correction · 89 Conn. App. 387
• Johnson v. Brooks · 294 F. Supp. 2d 223
• Small v. Commissioner of Correction · 946 A.2d 1203
• Grosvenor v. State · 874 So. 2d 1176
• Rivera v. Commissioner of Correction · 254 Conn. 214
• Ghant v. Commissioner · 255 Conn. 1
• Ebron v. Commissioner of Correction · 992 A.2d 1200
• Adkins v. Commissioner of Correction · 196 A.3d 1149
• George M. v. Commissioner of Correction · 966 A.2d 179
• Carmichael v. People · 206 P.3d 800
• State v. Cobb · 251 Conn. 285
• Segura v. State · 749 N.E.2d 496
• In re Jonathan M. · 255 Conn. 208
• Mozell v. Commissioner of Correction · 967 A.2d 41

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