Legal Opinion
State v. Moeller
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 19, 1979PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLongo, J.
The single issue presented by this appeal is whether the trial court erred in denying the defendant’s motion to dismiss, thus overruling the defendant’s claim that a state prosecution, following a federal court jury acquittal regarding essentially the same alleged criminal conduct, would violate certain of the defendant’s rights secured by the state and federal constitutions.
We briefly recite those facts necessary to a resolution of this issue: On the evening of March 1, 1975, a fire totally destroyed a large manufacturing fácil*68ity in Shelton, known as Plant No. 4 of the Sponge Rubber…
2Cases cited60 opinions
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- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. WheelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Bartkus v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Abbate v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by32 opinions
- State v. CurcioSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
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- Convalescent Center of Bloomfield, Inc. v. Department of Income MaintenanceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- State v. ParkerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
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