Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Practice Book § 25-42 (2026)

Sec. 25-42. Dismissal The judicial authority may, at any time, upon its

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Sec. 25-42. —Dismissal The judicial authority may, at any time, upon its own motion or upon motion of the respondent, dismiss the petition, or any count thereof, if it determines that: (1) the court lacks jurisdiction; (2) the petition, or a count thereof, fails to state a claim upon which habeas corpus relief can be granted; (3) the petition presents the same ground as a prior petition previously denied and fails to state new facts or proffer new evidence not reasonably available at the time of the prior petition; (4) the claims asserted in the petition are moot or premature; (5) any other legally sufficient ground for dis- missal of the petition exists. (P.B. 1998.)