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State v. LonerganState v. Lonergan

Supreme Court of Connecticut
Feb 22, 1989
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The plaintiffs petition for certification for appeal ‍​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‍from the Appellate Court, 16 Conn. App. 358, is granted, limited to the ‍​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‍following issue:

“Does the double jeopardy clause bar a prosecution on a charge of ‍​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‍operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor after acquittal ‍​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‍of a charge of manslaughter in the second degree with a motor ‍​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‍vehicle arising out of the same incident?”

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Lonergan
Court Name: Supreme Court of Connecticut
Date Published: Feb 22, 1989
Citations: 210 Conn. 812; 556 A.2d 611; 1989 Conn. LEXIS 80
Court Abbreviation: Conn.
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