Kelsey v. Commissioner of Correction

Summary

The court held that appellate review of a habeas court’s good-cause determination under § 52-470 is for abuse of discretion because the statute grants the habeas court substantial discretion to weigh factual and equitable considerations. It also held that the habeas court acted within its discretion in finding that the petitioner failed to establish good cause for filing his successive petition more than two years late, despite his claimed lack of access to legal resources and lack of knowledge of the deadline. The judgment affirming dismissal of the petition was affirmed.