Legal Opinion
State v. Langley
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 25, 1968PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlcorn, J.
The defendant has taken this appeal from a judgment and sentence of the Superior Court, claiming that he has been subjected to double jeopardy in violation of that provision in the fifth amendment to the constitution of the United States which, he claims, is made obligatory on the states through the fourteenth amendment.
The defendant was convicted by a jury of the crimes of rape and robbery with violence in a trial in which he was represented by the public defender. On March 14, 1961, he was sentenced to serve not less than twelve nor more than fifteen years for the crime of rape and one year…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- In Re BonnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- King v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- Robinson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1944
- Kohlfuss v. Warden of Connecticut State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
- State v. PalkoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1937
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3Cited by33 opinions
- State v. NardiniSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. WhiteSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
- State v. RothenbergSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. FlynnConnecticut Appellate Court · 1988
- State v. LonerganSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
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