Legal Opinion

State v. Surette

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided July 12, 2005No. AC 24744PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BISHOP, J.

This appeal requires us to determine whether a defendant may be subject to the enhanced penalties provided by General Statutes § 14-227a (g) (3) when he has three prior convictions for violations of § 14-227a but has not before been presented as a repeat offender. Because we answer the question in the affirmative, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The following facts and procedural history are relevant to our consideration of the issue on appeal. On July 28, 2000, the defendant, William J. Surette, was convicted of three violations of § 14-227a for having operated a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
  2. Provident Bank v. LewittConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
  3. Bengtson v. Commissioner of Motor VehiclesConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
  4. State v. GallichioConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
  5. Rodriguez v. AnconaConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. LEGRANDConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011
  2. State v. BurnsConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
  3. State v. McDevittConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
  4. State v. VivoConnecticut Appellate Court · 2020
  5. Kelsey v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2022

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