Saunders v. Comm'r of Corr.

• Decision Date: 14 January 2020
• Citation: 222 A.3d 103 (Mem),334 Conn. 917
• Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
• Parties: Willie A. SAUNDERS v. COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

334 Conn. 917
222 A.3d 103 (Mem)

Willie A. SAUNDERS
v.
COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided January 14, 2020

Vishal K. Garg, assigned counsel, in support of the petition.

Robert J. Scheinblum, senior assistant state's attorney, in opposition.

The petitioner Willie A. Saunders' petition for certification to appeal from the Appellate Court, 194 Conn. App. 473, 221 A.3d 810 (2019), is granted, limited to the following issues:

"1. Did the Appellate Court correctly conclude that the doctrine of procedural default applies to competency claims?

"2. Did the Appellate Court correctly conclude that the petitioner's pleadings failed to allege sufficient cause and prejudice to overcome a procedural default?"