Legal Opinion
State v. Walzer
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 26, 1988No. 13355PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the trial court, Melville, J., had jurisdiction to rule upon a motion filed by the defendant to reduce or correct his sentence after his first appeal from the judgment imposing that sentence had terminated unsuccessfully. We conclude that the court had no such jurisdiction. Accordingly, we find error and remand the case to the trial court with direction to reinstate the original sentence.
The following facts are not disputed. The defendant entered a plea of guilty to the crime of larceny in the first degree by embezzlement, a violation of General…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- Katsetos v. NolanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
- Moscone v. MansonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
- Czarnecki v. Plastics Liquidating Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
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3Cited by27 opinions
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