Legal Opinion
State v. Somerville
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 3, 1990No. 13536; 13550PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The principal issue in this case is whether General Statutes § 21a-278 (a),1 the dependency-producing drug statute applicable to persons who are not drug-dependent, when viewed either as a statute imposing an indeterminate sentence or as a statute imposing a definite sentence, requires the imposition of a maximum term of life imprisonment upon conviction. A jury found the defendant, Robert Somerville, guilty of possession with intent to sell cocaine in a freebase form by a person who is not drug-dependent in violation of § 21a-278 (a).2 The trial court thereupon sentenced him to a term of…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- United States v. BatchelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. SinclairSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
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3Cited by57 opinions
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