State v. Nixon

Nov 16, 1993
SC 14866
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The defendant’s petition for certification for appeal from ‍​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‍the Appellate Court, 32 Conn. App. 224 (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?”