Legal Opinion

State v. Mebane

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided August 4, 1987No. 13037PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtArthur H. Healey, J.

After a trial to the jury, the defendant, James Mebane, was found guilty of the crime of the sale of heroin in violation of General Statutes § 19-480 (a).1 The defendant then appealed his conviction to the Appellate Court. The Appellate Court affirmed the judgment of conviction. State v. Mebane, *5878 Conn. App. 63, 511 A.2d 359 (1986). Thereafter, this court granted the defendant’s petition for certification.

The question presented in the defendant’s petition is as follows: “Did the Appellate Court err in failing to find reversible error in the trial court’s granting of [the] state’s motion to…

2Cases cited52 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  4. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  5. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Perry v. LeekeSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. State v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
  3. State v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
  4. State v. ArlineSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
  5. Washington v. MeachumSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996

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