Legal Opinion
State v. Dudley
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 6, 2019No. SC20177PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtD'Auria, J.
**641 In 2011, our General Assembly changed the penalty for possessing less than one-half ounce of marijuana from a potential term of imprisonment and/or a large fine to merely a fine. See Public Acts 2011, No. 11-71 (P.A. 11-71), codified at General Statutes § 21a-279a. Subsequently, in State v. Menditto , 315 Conn. 861 , 863, 110 A.3d 410 (2015), this court held that P.A. 11-71 "decriminalized" the possession of less than one-half ounce of marijuana for purposes of this state's erasure statute, General Statutes § 54-142d. In the present case, the defendant asks us to hold that § 54-142d…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- State v. DavisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
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