Legal Opinion
State v. Kokkinakos
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided May 28, 2013No. AC 33912PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BEACH, J.
The defendant, Christopher Kokkinakos, appeals from the denial of his motion to correct an illegal sentence. The defendant claims that the court erred in denying his motion to correct because his sentence was imposed in an illegal manner by virtue of the court’s failure to make a finding, pursuant to General Statutes (Rev. to 2007) § 53a-40 (j), that enhancement of his sentence was in the public interest.1 We reverse the judgment of the trial court.
The record established that on May 8,2007, the defendant stole a purse from a home in Thomaston and subsequently made purchases…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- State v. KitchensSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
- State v. RossSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. GoreSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2018
- State v. GaffneyConnecticut Appellate Court · 2014
- State v. AbrahamConnecticut Appellate Court · 2014
- State v. HendersonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2014