Legal Opinion
State v. Nelson
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided September 11, 1990No. 8297PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connell, J.
This appeal arises after the defendant’s conditional plea of nolo contendere to a charge of manslaughter in the second degree with a motor *216vehicle in violation of General Statutes § 53a-56b. She argues that this manslaughter prosecution (1) violated an earlier plea agreement involving a lesser charge arising out the same incident, and (2) violated the constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy. We reverse.
The following facts are relevant to this appeal. On February 20, 1988, the defendant was driving southbound on Surf Avenue in Milford when she lost control of her vehicle. Her car…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- State v. ThomasSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1972
- State v. ZayasSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- Szarwak v. WardenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
- State v. LittlejohnSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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3Cited by27 opinions
- State v. CarpenterOhio Supreme Court · 1993
- Harris v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- Orcutt v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
- Statewide Grievance Committee v. WhitneySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. DyeOhio Supreme Court · 2010
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