Mancinone v. Warden

Although these are not companion cases in the sense that we usually employ that term, they do involve the same basic issue and question of interpretation of statutes concerning the imposition of sentences to the state prison. In substantially similar circumstances the trial courts reached conflicting conclusions, and the records of other cases already decided in the trial courts have indicated a continuing diversity of interpretation of the controlling statutes. Counsel have represented that others are "waiting in the wings," that "[p]resently utter confusion reigns and different inmates receive differing results" and "[t]he Department of Correction would also appreciate a rule which would clarify and simplify jail time credit." The appeal of Henry Mancinone, Jr., concerns the interpretation of what was originally 1967 Public Act No. 869, which became 18-98 of the General Statutes and was in effect for the period from July 1, 1968, to October 1, 1969.1 The 1969 session of the [162 Conn. 433]