State v. Nixon

• Decision Date: 16 November 1993
• Citation: 228 Conn. 910,635 A.2d 1229
• Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
• Parties: STATE of Connecticut v. Irving NIXON.

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635 A.2d 1229

228 Conn. 910

STATE of Connecticut v. Irving NIXON.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided Nov. 16, 1993.

Timothy H. Everett, Hartford, in support of the petition.

James M. Ralls, Asst. State's Atty., in opposition.

The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 32 Conn.App. 224, 630 A.2d 74 (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?"

The Supreme Court docket number is SC 14866.