Legal Opinion
State v. Tuszynski
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided September 11, 1990No. 8212PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connell, J.
The state appeals from the trial court’s modification of a five year sentence previously imposed on the defendant. The state asserts that the trial court lacked jurisdiction to modify any sentence in excess of three years, and the defendant counters that since he was not notified of his right to apply for sentence review, the sentence was illegal and could be corrected at any time. We reverse the judgment of the trial court.
The facts are not in dispute. On March 29,1989, the defendant, pursuant to a plea agreement, pleaded guilty to two substitute informations, each of which represented a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State v. WilsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. WalzerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Staples v. PaltenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Ryan v. CristMontana Supreme Court · 1977
- State v. SmithConnecticut Appellate Court · 1989
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Cobham v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- State v. TaboneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- State v. MolloConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- State v. PaganConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
- State v. BoulierConnecticut Appellate Court · 1998
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