Legal Opinion
State v. Wright
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 4, 1998No. SC 15816PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BORDEN, J.
The sole issue in this certified appeal is whether the legislative classifications of larceny in the second degree by the taking of property from the person of another in violation of General Statutes § 53a-123 (a) (3)1 (larceny from the person) as a class C felony, and *134robbery in the third degree by the taking of property with the use or threat of immediate use of physical force in violation of General Statutes § 53a-1362 (simple robbery) as a class D felony, violate the defendant’s right to equal protection of the laws under the federal constitution.3 Following our grant of…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Heller v. Doe Ex Rel. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Nordlinger v. HahnSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by37 opinions
- State v. ColonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- Ramos v. Town of VernonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Rayhall v. Akim Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- Batte-Holmgren v. Commissioner of Public HealthSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
- State v. HigginsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
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