Legal Opinion
State v. Amaral
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 20, 1979PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtParskey, J.
The defendant, after a trial to the jury, was convicted of three counts 1 of possession of heroin. One count charged simple possession in violation of General Statutes $19-481 (a), another charged possession with intent to sell in violation of $ 19-480 (a) and a third charged possession with intent to sell by a non-drug-dependent person in violation of $ 19-480a (b). From the judgment subsequently rendered the defendant has appealed, raising as a principal issue the trial court’s treatment of the heroin offenses as three separate crimes. He also challenges certain evidentiary rulings.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- State v. TurcioSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
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3Cited by45 opinions
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- State v. McCallSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
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