Legal Opinion

State v. McNeil

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided May 15, 1990No. 7470PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtE. Y. O’Connell, J.

The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, after a jury trial, of possession with intent to sell a narcotic substance by a person who is not drug-dependent, in violation of General Statutes § 2 la-278 (b). She does not challenge her conviction of conspiracy to sell a narcotic substance in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-48 and 21a-277 (a).

The defendant claims that (1) the court erred by instructing the jury to make the initial determination of drug dependency, (2) the state did not meet its burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was not a…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. State v. JanuszewskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
  3. State v. JonesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
  4. State v. MorrillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
  5. State v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. HartSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
  2. State v. SmithConnecticut Appellate Court · 1994
  3. State v. FalconConnecticut Appellate Court · 1991
  4. State v. HaywoodConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
  5. State v. CavanaughConnecticut Appellate Court · 1990

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