State v. Constantopolous

Decision Date29 May 2002
Citation798 A.2d 971,260 Conn. 927
CourtConnecticut Supreme Court
PartiesSTATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICHAEL CONSTANTOPOLOUS

Michael Constantopolous, pro se, in support of the petition.

Gerard P. Eisenman, senior assistant state's attorney, in opposition.

The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 68 Conn. App. 879 (AC 20815), is denied.

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  • State v. Perez
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • August 12, 2003
    ...omitted; internal quotation marks omitted.) State v. Constantopolous, 68 Conn. App. 879, 883, 793 A.2d 278, cert. denied, 260 Conn. 927, 798 A.2d 971 (2002). Accordingly, we decline to review the defendant's VI The defendant next claims that the court's instructions to the jury were inadequ......
  • State v. Baker
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • September 6, 2016
    ...is illegal." (Internal quotation marks omitted.) State v. Constantopolous, 68 Conn.App. 879, 882, 793 A.2d 278, cert. denied, 260 Conn. 927, 798 A.2d 971 (2002). "An illegal sentence is essentially one which either exceeds the relevant statutory maximum limits, violates a defendant's right ......
  • State v. Estrella J.C.
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • October 18, 2016
    ...is illegal.” (Internal quotation marks omitted.) State v. Constantopolous , 68 Conn.App. 879, 882, 793 A.2d 278, cert. denied, 260 Conn. 927, 798 A.2d 971 (2002). Because the defendant's claim involves a question of law with respect to the applicability of a statute, our review is plenary. ......
  • State v. Ortiz
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • June 1, 2004
    ...the trial court and this court, on appeal, have the power, at any time, to correct a sentence that is illegal'"), cert. denied, 260 Conn. 927, 798 A.2d 971 (2002).11 The sentence of five years is ordered vacated because it exceeds the three year maximum penalty the law provides. The case is......
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