Legal Opinion
State v. Denson
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided January 29, 2002No. AC 20754PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LANDAU, J.
The defendant, Ayishea Denson, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of two counts of assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (1) and (2).1 On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) her conviction under subdivisions (1) and (2) of § 53a-59 (a) constitutes double jeopardy in violation of the fifth and fourteenth amendments to the United States constitution, and article first, § 8, of the constitution of Connecticut, (2) the prosecutor’s closing argument deprived her of a fair trial, and (3) the court’s…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Caminetti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
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3Cited by23 opinions
- State v. MorganConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
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- State v. PorterConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
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- State v. JenkinsConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
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