Legal Opinion

State v. Jones

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided May 29, 1990No. 13523PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGlass, J.

The defendant, Leslie Jones, was found guilty by a jury of kidnapping in the first degree, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-92 (a) (2) (A).1 On August 26, 1988, the court sentenced him to a term of twenty-five years imprisonment. The defendant now claims on appeal: (1) that § 53a-92 (a) (2) (A), prohibiting kidnapping in the first degree, is, under the circumstances of this case, unconstitutionally vague, and thus violates his right to due process; (2) that the evidence submitted in this case was insufficient to sustain a con*175viction of the crime of kidnapping in the first degree; (3)…

2Cases cited50 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
  5. Smith v. GoguenSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. State v. OquendoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
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  5. State v. DuntzSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992

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