Tyson v. Warden, State Prison
| Decision Date | 19 September 1991 |
| Citation | 220 Conn. 909,597 A.2d 340 |
| Court | Connecticut Supreme Court |
| Parties | Charles TYSON v. WARDEN, STATE PRISON. |
Louis S. Avitabile, Sp. Public Defender, in support of the petition.
Jacqueline J. Footman, Deputy Asst. State's Atty., in opposition.
The petitioner's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 24 Conn.App. 729, 591 A.2d 817, is denied.
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Johnson v. Commissioner of Correction
...memorandum of decision are supported by the evidence." Tyson v. Warden, 24 Conn.App. 729, 736-37, 591 A.2d 817, cert. denied, 220 Conn. 909, 597 A.2d 340 (1991). In a case that is tried to the court, such as the present case, the judge is the sole arbiter of the credibility of witnesses and......
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Fine v. Comm'r of Corr.
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Ghant v. Commissioner of Correction
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