Legal Opinion
State v. Mendoza
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided February 9, 2010No. AC 29547PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GRUENDEL, J.
The defendant, Noel Mendoza, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a firearm in violation of General Statutes § 53a-217 (a) (l).1 He claims that the trial court abused its discretion in permitting the state to reopen its case-in-chief and improperly denied his motion for a judgment of acquittal. In addition, the defendant alleges a double jeopardy violation. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The following undisputed facts are relevant to our resolution of the present appeal. In the early horns of June 20,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Richardson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. FreemanConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011
- State of Minnesota v. Quintin Lynn ThomasCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2016
- State v. SimmonsConnecticut Appellate Court · 2019
- State v. MendozaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
- State v. MendozaConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
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