Legal Opinion
State v. McClain
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 20, 1976PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMacDonald, J.
On a trial to a jury, the defendant was found guilty of the crime of illegal possession of narcotic drugs, to wit, heroin, cocaine and morphine, in violation of § 19-452 of the General Statutes, the punishment' for which is provided in §19-481 (a). On his appeal to this court, he has raised five issues, having abandoned two of those originally contained in his preliminary statement of issues, and having added the claim of ineffective assistance of counsel as a claimed deprivation of his constitutional rights.
Two of the issues raised and briefed may be disposed of without extensive comment.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Ker v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. RabinowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
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3Cited by68 opinions
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- State v. MasonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
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