104 Conn. App. 668 - State v. Mungroo’s Empirical Analysis

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45 state decisions

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1. “[T]he jurisdiction of the sentencing court terminates once a defendant's sentence has begun, and, therefore, that court may no longer take any action affecting a defendant's sentence unless it expressly has been authorized to act. ... Practice Book § 43-22, which provides the trial court with such authority, provides that [t]he judicial authority may at any time correct an illegal sentence or other illegal disposition, or it may correct a sentence imposed in an illegal manner or any other disposition made in an illegal manner. An illegal sentence is essentially one which either exceeds the relevant statutory maximum limits, violates a defendant's right against double jeopardy, is ambiguous, or is internally contradictory. ... We previously have noted that a defendant may challenge his or her criminal sentence on the ground that it is illegal by raising the issue on direct appeal or by filing a motion pursuant to ... § 43-22 with the judicial authority, namely, the trial court. ... State v. Tabone , 279 Conn. 527 , 533-34, 902 A.2d 1058 (2006). [B]oth the trial court, and this court, on appeal, have the power, at any time, to correct a sentence that is illegal. ... State v. Constantopolous , 68 Conn.App. 879 , 882, 793 A.2d 278 , cert. denied, 260 Conn. 927 , 798 A.2d 971 (2002).... [T]he issue is one of law, and we afford it plenary review.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 173 Conn. App. 608 - State v. Ruiz

2. “Under the sixth and fourteenth amendments to the United States constitution, a criminal defendant has a constitutionally protected right to make a closing argument. That right is violated not only when a defendant is completely denied an opportunity to argue before the court or the jury after all the evidence has been admitted, but also when a defendant is deprived of the opportunity to raise a significant issue that is reasonably inferable from the facts in evidence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 188 Conn. App. 304 - State v. Gonzalez

3. “Where, as here, a defendant's claimed entitlement to make a missing witness argument rests on mere speculation, the court's exercise of discretion in denying permission to make such argument does not reflect an abuse of its discretion.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 169 Conn. App. 855 - State v. Fernandez