Legal Opinion
State v. Heyward
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 25, 1965PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlcorn, J.
The defendant appeals from a judgment increasing his original sentence to the state prison. The modification was directed by the sentence review division of the Superior Court. The two grounds of appeal are that the court erred in assuming jurisdiction to impose the increased sentence after the original maximum sentence had expired and in modifying the sentence after an unreasonable lapse of time.
A recital of the record before us will demonstrate that it is more notable for its omissions than for its disclosures. From it we learn that the defendant was, on February 13, 1957, sentenced to be…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Ex Parte LangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Miller v. AderholdSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Kohlfuss v. Warden of Connecticut State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
- State v. LeeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1894
- People ex rel. Smith v. AllenIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
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3Cited by13 opinions
- State v. NardiniSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. FullwoodSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- State v. JonesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. McKenzieMontana Supreme Court · 1976
- State v. PinaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
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