Legal Opinion

State v. Jackson

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided January 19, 1988No. 5630PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBorden, J.

The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of unlawful possession of cocaine with intent to sell or dispense in violation of General Statutes § 21a-277 (a), and knowingly having a revolver in a motor vehicle occupied by him in violation of General Statutes § 29-38. He claims that the trial court erred (1) in its instructions to the jury regarding the requirement that he possess the cocaine with knowledge of its character, (2) by instructing the jury that the number of glassine bags of cocaine possessed by the defendant was a large quantity, (3) by…

2Cases cited16 opinions

State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
State v. AlfonsoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
State v. TomanelliSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
State v. HillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
De Luca v. Board of Park CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1919

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3Cited by12 opinions

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