Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided December 1, 1992No. 10084PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCretella, J.
The defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of possession of narcotics with the intent to sell in violation of General Statutes § 2 la-277 (a).1 The defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) admitted into evidence a prior conviction identical to the crime charged, (2) imposed a fine on him despite his apparent indigence, and (3) charged the jury on reasonable doubt. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The jury reasonably could have found the following facts. On April 18,1990, Officer Roberto Melendez of the Bridgeport police department…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Williams v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- State v. GrahamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. GeyerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- State v. AlvarezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
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3Cited by22 opinions
- State v. LeonardConnecticut Appellate Court · 1993
- State v. HansenConnecticut Appellate Court · 1995
- State v. SmithConnecticut Appellate Court · 1994
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. ZolloConnecticut Appellate Court · 1995
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