Legal Opinion
State v. Simms
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 10, 1976PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLoiselle, J.
On a trial to a jury the defendant was found guilty of selling heroin in violation of Public Acts 1972, No. 278, §24 (a). See General Statutes § 19-480 (a). He has appealed from the judgment rendered on the verdict.
The state offered evidence to prove that on November 17, 1972, an undercover agent, Richard P. O’Connell, while in Danbury, was introduced to the defendant, Arthur Simms, by Walter Johnson. During their conversation, O’Connell offered to buy heroin from the defendant. The defendant told O’Connell and Johnson to meet him in an alley. Once there, the defendant told O’Connell that the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Kastigar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Hoffman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
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