Case Name: WINSTON CLARKE v. COMISSIONER OF CORRECTION
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1996-11-20
Citations: 239 Conn. 945
Docket Number: SC 15575
Parties: WINSTON CLARKE v. COMISSIONER OF CORRECTION
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 239
Pages: 945–946

Head Matter:
WINSTON CLARKE v. COMISSIONER OF CORRECTION
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 15575.

Opinion:
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?"
Decided November 20, 1996
James A. Shanley, Jr., special public defender, in support of the petition.
Rita M. Shair, assistant state's attorney, in opposition.