Legal Opinion
State v. Devino
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 22, 1985No. 11548PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDannehy, J.
The defendant, John G. Devino, Jr., was convicted by a jury on a substitute information charging him in two counts with possession of cocaine in violation of General Statutes § 19-481 (a)1 and in the remaining two counts with sale of cocaine in violation of General Statutes § 19-480 (a).2 He was sentenced on *72each count to the custody of the commissioner of correction for concurrent terms of one to four years. On appeal, the defendant contends that this procedure violated the double jeopardy prohibition of multiple punishments for the same offense. He further contends that a portion of the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Missouri v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Ohio v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by45 opinions
- State v. SharpeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. ChicanoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- State v. AndersonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. BoucinoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. SnookSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
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