Legal Opinion
State v. Vallas
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided September 20, 1988No. 5696; 5697; 5726; 5727; 5728; 5732; 5750PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpallone, J.
The defendants have filed a total of seven appeals which were argued together. This opinion addresses all of the issues raised in those appeals.
The defendants, William Calash, William Girolomoni, Robert Iaquessa, Frank Rogers and Elliot Vallas appeal their convictions, following their conditional pleas of nolo contendere,1 to the crime of conspiracy to violate the state narcotic drug act in violation of General Statutes §§ 21a-277 (a) and 53a-48 (a). The defendants Iaquessa, Vallas and Rogers also appeal their convictions, following their conditional pleas of nolo contendere, to the crime of…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Torres v. Puerto RicoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. Arthur TortorelloCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- State v. CoutureSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- United States v. Eugene C. Kirk, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- State v. CastanoConnecticut Appellate Court · 1991
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