Legal Opinion
State v. Paradise
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 1, 1983No. 11370), (11377PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtParskey, J.
This consolidated appeal presents the sole issue of whether or not the current criminal statute of limitations, General Statutes § 54-193, is to be applied retroactively. At issue is not the legislature’s power to enact retrospective legislation but whether § 54-193 is, by its terms, retroactive.
For the purposes of this appeal, the facts may be summarized as follows: The victim, Joseph Cunningham, Jr., died on or about May 14, 1974. His body was discovered on May 31, 1974. Thereafter, on July 11, 1978, the chief medical examiner for the state of Connecticut classified the victim’s death as a…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- United States v. RabinowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Reino v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1977
- Anderson v. LudginSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- Jones Destruction, Inc. v. UpjohnSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1971
- Massa v. NastriSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1939
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3Cited by45 opinions
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