State v. Johnson, 224 Conn. 927

The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 29 Conn. App. 584 (AC 10084), is granted, limited to the following issues:

“ 1. Did the Appellate Court correctly conclude that an arguably indigent defendant, who has been sentenced to a maximum term of imprisonment of fifteen years and the maximum fine of $50,000 for a single offense, may not challenge the imposition of that fine until he has served the fifteen year sentence?

‘‘2. Did the Appellate Court correctly conclude that the trial court’s definition of reasonable doubt as ‘a doubt for which a valid reason may be assigned,’ was not reviewable, or if it was reviewed on its merits, was not erroneous?”

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Johnson

Court Name: Supreme Court of Connecticut

Date Published: Jan 21, 1993

Citations: 224 Conn. 927; 619 A.2d 851; 1993 Conn. LEXIS 33; SC 14677

Docket Number: SC 14677

Court Abbreviation: Conn.