State v. Ellis

Decided September 10, 1985. Joesph F. Dannehy wrote the opinion for the court.

197 Conn. 436 · Cited 192 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• State v. Aillon · 189 Conn. 416
• United States v. Oppenheimer · 242 U.S. 85
• State v. Walters · 145 Conn. 60
• State v. Roque · 190 Conn. 143
• State v. Wilson · 180 Conn. 481
• Blockburger v. United States · 284 U.S. 299
• Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois Foundation · 402 U.S. 313
• Brown v. Felsen · 442 U.S. 127
• Train v. Colorado Public Interest Research Group, Inc. · 426 U.S. 1
• People v. Taylor · 527 P.2d 622
• People v. Plevy · 52 N.Y.2d 58
• People v. Dean · 45 N.Y.2d 651
• State v. One 1977 Buick Automobile · 196 Conn. 471
• State v. Perkins · 169 Conn. 263
• United States v. American Trucking Associations · 310 U.S. 534
• State v. Curcio · 191 Conn. 27
• State v. Moynahan · 164 Conn. 560
• State v. Ubaldi · 190 Conn. 559
• In Re Juvenile Appeal (83-De) · 190 Conn. 310
• Hayes v. Smith · 194 Conn. 52
• State v. Chetcuti · 173 Conn. 165
• Jennings v. Connecticut Light & Power Co. · 140 Conn. 650
• State v. Haskins · 188 Conn. 432
• State v. Belton · 190 Conn. 496
• State v. Russell · 678 P.2d 332

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• State v. Golino · 201 Conn. 435
• State v. Skakel · 276 Conn. 633
• Hansted v. Safeco Insurance Co. of America · 19 Conn. App. 515
• State v. Brundage · 148 Conn. App. 550
• Coyle Crete, LLC v. Nevins · 137 Conn. App. 540
• State v. McDowell · 242 Conn. 648
• MATTER OF LUNA v. Dobson · 763 N.E.2d 1146
• State v. Tyler · 6 Conn. App. 505
• Delahunty v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance · 236 Conn. 582
• Gladysz v. Planning & Zoning Commission · 256 Conn. 249
• State v. Jones · 911 A.2d 353
• Joe's Pizza, Inc. v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co. · 236 Conn. 863
• Town of Stratford v. International Ass'n of Firefighters · 248 Conn. 108
• Washington v. Meachum · 238 Conn. 692
• Jackson v. R. G. Whipple, Inc. · 225 Conn. 705
• Fredette v. Connecticut Air National Guard · 930 A.2d 666
• Morganti, Inc. v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 20 Conn. App. 67
• Cadle Co. v. Drubner · 303 F. Supp. 2d 143
• Sanzone v. Board of Police Commissioners · 219 Conn. 179
• Virgo v. Lyons · 209 Conn. 497
• State v. Fritz · 204 Conn. 156
• Scalzo v. City of Danbury · 224 Conn. 124
• State v. Dolphin · 203 Conn. 506

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