Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Meehan
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 11, 1993No. 14556PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCallahan, J.
The principal issue in this appeal is the constitutionality of the Connecticut excise tax on cigarettes purchased by state correctional institutions. The plaintiff, an inmate at the Connecticut correctional institution at Somers, brought an action against the defendants, James F. Meehan, commissioner of revenue services, and Larry R. Meachum, commissioner of correction (hereinafter correction), pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 19831 *530and General Statutes §§ 52-1 2 and 52-29,3 challenging the constitutionality of General Statutes § 12-297 as amended by No. 89-16, § 28, of the 1989 Public Acts. The…
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