Gentry v. Warden

This petition for a writ of habeas corpus was filed
by William C. Gentry following a probation violation
hearing at which the Superior Court (Barber, J.)
revoked his probation and ordered him to serve a
previously suspended sentence. The trial court (Longo,
J.) dismissed the petition. After the granting of
certification Gentry appealed to this court, assigning
error in the court's finding of facts,1 in the
conclusions reached and in the overruling of his claims
of law. The record discloses that on May 28, 1970, Gentry
pleaded guilty to three drug-related charges and was
sentenced to the Connecticut correctional institution
at Somers for an effective term of five to six years.
The execution of that sentence was suspended and he
was placed on probation for two years. Paul McGeary,
a probation officer, was assigned to supervise Gentry's
[167 Conn. 641]