Legal Opinion
State v. Hernandez
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 30, 1991No. 14017PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGlass, J.
After a jury trial, the defendant, Ariel Hernandez, was convicted of the crime of sale of cocaine by a person who is not drug-dependent in -violation of General Statutes § 21a-278 (b).1 He was sentenced to a term of five years imprisonment.
The defendant appealed to the Appellate Court, raising three grounds for reversal predicated on the trial court’s refusal to give certain requested instructions to the jury. The Appellate Court rejected the defendant’s claims and affirmed the judgment of conviction in State v. Hernandez, 21 Conn. App. 235, 573 A.2d 5 (1990). Thereafter, we granted his…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Quercia v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- State v. JamesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. FernandezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. PollittSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
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3Cited by38 opinions
- State v. FigueroaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. MarraSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- State v. CollinsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
- State v. DavisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- State v. DelgadoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
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