Legal Opinion
State v. McCarthy
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided September 3, 1991No. 9440PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNorcott, J.
The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of possession of cocaine in violation of General Statutes § 2 la-279 (a)1 and tampering with physical evidence in *625violation of General Statutes § 53a-155. He was given a total effective sentence of two years, execution suspended, probation for three years and a fine of $12,500. On appeal, the defendant argues that his conviction should be overturned because the amount of cocaine at issue cannot be classified as a quantity pursuant to § 21a-279 (a). We affirm the trial court’s judgment.
The jury could reasonably…
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