184 Conn. App. 576 - State v. Lugojanu’s Empirical Analysis
2018
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
January 2019
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on North Carolina v. Alford · Batson v. Kentucky · State v. Dupree · State v. Tabone · Galloway v. Roger Williams University
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“Absent a statutory prohibition, a term of imprisonment with the execution of such sentence of imprisonment suspended after a period set by the court and a period of probation is an authorized sentence. ... The plain language of the statute concerning authorized sentences ... specifies that a defendant can be sentenced to a term of imprisonment, but have that sentence suspended while he serves a period of probation. ... In the present case, the defendant's maximum exposure to imprisonment under such a sentence is twenty, not twenty-five, years. Moreover, § 53a-35a expressly states that the sentence of imprisonment shall be a definite sentence and ... the term shall be ... (1) [f]or a class B felony other than manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm ... a term not less than one year nor more than twenty years .... Furthermore, the statute concerning periods of probation, [§] 53a-29 (d), expressly states that the period of probation ... (1) [f]or a class B felony, [shall be] not more than five years. ... The defendant's sentence does not violate any of these provisions.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“that his sentence was illegal because it exceeded the statutory limit for a class B felony. Specifically, the defendant claim[ed] that a twenty year sentence of imprisonment followed by a five year term of probation effectively constitutes a twenty-five year sentence [and] thus exceeds”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Our determination of whether a motion to correct falls within the scope of Practice Book § 43-22 is a question of law and, thus, our review is plenary.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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