Legal Opinion
State v. Millhouse
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided April 9, 1985No. 2237; 2238; 2239; 2240; 2241; 2242PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dupont, C.P.J.
This is an appeal by the defendant from the trial court’s denial of his motion for the modification of sentences which were imposed following his guilty pleas to crimes charged in seven informations.1 The court based its denial on its lack of jurisdiction under General Statutes § 53a-39 to modify sentences in excess of three years.
The basic issue of this case is whether General Statutes § 53a-39, as amended by Public Acts 1982, No. 82-428, effective June 8, 1982, applies to the defendant whose crimes were all committed prior to that date, but who was sentenced after that date,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Weaver v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Dobbert v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Lindsey v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- John J. Rodriguez v. United States Parole Commission and Metropolitan Correctional Center, Robert Elsea, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Lyman T. Shepard v. Larry Taylor, Warden, Metropolitan Correctional Center, and Maurice Sigler, Chairman, United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by16 opinions
- In re Daniel H.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- State v. BretonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- State v. LombardoConnecticut Appellate Court · 1989
- State v. MorrisonConnecticut Appellate Court · 1995
- Gorman v. City of WaterburyConnecticut Appellate Court · 1985
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