State v. Elijah

Decision Date29 October 1996
Citation239 Conn. 936,684 A.2d 709
CourtConnecticut Supreme Court
PartiesSTATE of Connecticut v. Scott ELIJAH.

John R. Williams, Westport, in support of the petition.

Mitchell S. Brody, Assistant State's Attorney, in opposition.

The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 42 Conn.App. 687, 682 A.2d 506 (AC 14733), is denied.

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  • State v. Orhan
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • 16 Marzo 1999
    ...guided the jury on the issues presented at trial.... State v. Elijah, 42 Conn. App. 687, 691, 682 A.2d 506, cert. denied, 239 Conn. 936, 684 A.2d 709 (1996)." (Internal quotation marks omitted.) Thames River Recycling, Inc. v. Gallo, 50 Conn. App. 767, 774, 720 A.2d 242 "The test of a court......
  • State v. Barber
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • 7 Agosto 2001
    ...that is, possession without direct physical contact.'' State v. Elijah, 42 Conn. App. 687, 698, 682 A.2d 506, cert. denied, 239 Conn. 936, 684 A.2d 709 (1996); State v. Brunori, 22 Conn. App. 431, 436, 578 A.2d 139, cert. denied, 216 Conn. 814, 580 A.2d 61 (1990); see also State v. Santiago......
  • State v. Johnson
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • 4 Septiembre 2012
    ...conspiracy; it may be committed by either coconspirator.'' State v. Elijah, 42 Conn. App. 687, 697, 682 A.2d 506, cert. denied, 239 Conn. 936, 684 A.2d 709 (1996). The state's long form information alleged that the overt act for the conspiracy to possess narcotics charge was the coconspirat......
  • State v. Spillane, (AC 17194)
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • 13 Julio 1999
    ...213 [cert. denied, 231 Conn. 928, 648 A.2d 879] (1994).... State v. Elijah, 42 Conn. App. 687, 691, 682 A.2d 506, cert. denied, 239 Conn. 936, 684 A.2d 709 (1996). An error in the charge requires reversal only if, in the context of the whole instruction, there is a reasonable possibility th......
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