AC40312 - Langston v. Commissioner of Correction-
Dismissal of petition for a writ of habeas corpus as
untimely under General Statutes § 52-470 (e). (“The petitioner argues that he
established good cause for the delayed filing of his untimely petition, and the
habeas court’s judgment of dismissal was improper. We are not convinced and,
thus, affirm the judgment of the habeas court… on appeal, he argues that the
habeas court erred in concluding that he failed to show good cause for the
delay. Specifically, the petitioner contends that (1) this untimely petition
does not violate the spirit or purpose of § 52-470 because it concerns issues
that have been litigated consistently since 1999, and (2) in withdrawing his
prior petition, he was following the advice of his former attorney and did not
understand the consequences of this decision. We are not persuaded.”)