Legal Opinion
State v. Lewis
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 28, 1978PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLoiselle, J.
The defendant, John L. Lewis, was charged initially in a one-part information with robbery in the second degree, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-135, to which he pleaded not guilty. On the day scheduled for trying the robbery count, the state, with no advance notice, moved that his prior plea be withdrawn and that he be again put to plea on a substitute two-part information, charging him also with being a persistent felony offender, in violation of § 53a-40 (e) of the General Statutes. The defendant objected to this procedure, but his objection was overruled.
Lewis was found guilty of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Sanabria v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Ivan v. v. City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by13 opinions
- State v. RossSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
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- State v. JonesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. FullwoodSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- State v. FoshayConnecticut Appellate Court · 1987
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