Legal Opinion

State v. Francis

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided July 2, 2019No. AC41183PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtDiPENTIMA, C.J.

*103 The defendant, Ernest Francis, appeals from the judgment of the trial court denying his motion to correct an illegal sentence filed pursuant to Practice Book § 43-22. On appeal, the defendant claims that his sentence was imposed in an illegal manner because the court substantially relied on materially inaccurate information concerning his prior criminal history and the manner in which he had committed the underlying crime. We disagree and, thus, affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The following facts and procedural history are relevant to this appeal. The defendant was convicted of murder…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. State v. FrancisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
  3. State v. FrancisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2016
  4. State v. FrancisConnecticut Appellate Court · 2014
  5. State v. BozelkoConnecticut Appellate Court · 2017

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. FrancisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2021

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