Legal Opinion
State v. Aillon
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 1, 1983No. 11152) (11153) (11154PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
This appeal concerns the applicability of principles of waiver and res judicata to a defendant’s claim of double jeopardy. The defendant, Guillermo Aillon, is charged by separate indictments with three murders alleged to have occurred in August of 1972. His two previous trials on those charges failed to result in a final judgment of either conviction or acquittal.
The defendant by motion in the trial court sought dismissal of the charges against him, claiming that a third trial would subject him to double jeopardy in violation of the fifth amendment to the United States constitution. The trial…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. DinitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by52 opinions
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