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STATE v. SOMERVILLE

(13536), (13550)

214 Conn. 378 (1990)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ROBERT SOMERVILLE

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released April 3, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Robert Satti, Sr., state's attorney, with whom was Lawrence J. Tytla, assistant state's attorney, for the appellant-appellee (state). Robert J. Sweeney, special public defender, with whom, on the brief, was Kathleen M. Harkins, for the appellee-appellant (defendant).

PETERS, C. J., SHEA, CALLAHAN, COVELLO and HULL, JS.

PETERS, C. J.

The principal issue in this case is whether General Statutes § 21a-278 (a),1 the dependency-producing drug statute applicable to persons who are not drug-dependent, when viewed either as a statute imposing an indeterminate sentence or as a statute imposing a definite sentence, requires the imposition of a maximum term of life imprisonment upon conviction. A jury found the defendant, Robert Somerville, guilty of possession...

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