Legal Opinion
State v. Nash
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 19, 1962PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKing, J.
On July 9, 1947, LeRoy Nash, the defendant, was sentenced to prison for a term of not more than thirty years nor less than twenty-five years, after a trial to the jury and a verdict of guilty on an information charging him with assault with intent to murder Eugene Melvin, a captain in the Danbury police department, on May 26, 1947. See General Statutes § 53-12. No appeal was taken, and the defendant began the service of his sentence at the Connecticut State Prison, at Wethersfield.
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On November 29, 1958, a little over eleven years after the rendition of judgment against him, the defendant…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Carnley v. CochranSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Moore v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Uveges v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by29 opinions
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