Torts · MBE-tested
State of Connecticut v. Irving Nixon
228 Conn. 910·Connecticut Supreme Court·1993·CT
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Opinion
State of Connecticut v. Irving Nixon
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 14866.
Decided November 16, 1993
Timothy H. Everett, in support of the petition.
James M. Ralls, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition.
[MAJORITY]
The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 32 Conn. App. 224 (AC 11201), is granted, limited to the following issue:
“Under the circumstances of this case, did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the defendant’s convictions, as an accessory, of assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-60 (a) (5) and of assault on a correctional officer in violation of General Statutes § 53a-167c (a) (1) did not violate the defendant’s federal double jeopardy rights?”