State v. McNellis
| Citation | 548 A.2d 441,209 Conn. 809 |
| Court | Supreme Court of Connecticut |
| Decision Date | 20 September 1988 |
| Parties | STATE of Connecticut v. William McNELLIS. |
James Swaine, Sp. Public Defender, in support of the petition.
Judith Rossi, Deputy Asst. State's Atty., in opposition.
The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 15 Conn.App. 416, 546 A.2d 292, is denied.
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State v. Evans, SC 19881
......Considering these categories, which were first articulated by the Appellate Court's definition of the term "illegal sentence" in State v. McNellis , 15 Conn. App. 416, 443–44, 546 A.2d 292, cert. denied, 209 Conn. 809, 548 A.2d 441 (1988), this court held in Lawrence that "a challenge to the legality of a sentence focuses not on what transpired during the trial or on the underlying conviction. In order for the court to have jurisdiction ......
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State v. Das
...supra, 258 Conn. at 38, 779 A.2d 80, quoting State v. McNellis, 15 Conn.App. 416, 443-44, 546 A.2d 292, cert. denied, 209 Conn. 809, 548 A.2d 441 (1988). To the extent that the defendant's claims are based on alleged flaws in the court's acceptance of his plea, Practice Book § 43-22 is clea......
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State v. Koslik, 29673.
...contradictory." (Internal quotation marks omitted.) State v. McNellis, 15 Conn.App. 416, 443-44, 546 A.2d 292, cert. denied, 209 Conn. 809, 548 A.2d 441 (1988); see also State v. Das, supra, 291 Conn. at 363 n. 3, 968 A.2d The defendant's claim is that his sentence of three years probation ......
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State Of Conn. v. Parker
......838 United States v. Rico , 902 F.2d 1065, . 1067 (2d Cir. 1990) ("[t]he common law, and later the Federal Rules. of Criminal Procedure, authorized the district court to correct illegal. sentences or sentences imposed in an illegal manner"). In State v. McNellis , 15 Conn. App. 416, 443-44, 546 A.2d 292, cert. denied, 209. Conn. 809, 548 A.2d 441 (1988), the Appellate 295 Conn. 839 Court aptly. characterized the two types of illegality as follows: "An 'illegal. sentence' is essentially one which either exceeds the relevant ......
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