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JOHNSON v. MEEHAN

(14556)

225 Conn. 528 (1993)

DOUGLAS E. JOHNSON v. JAMES F. MEEHAN, COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE SERVICES, ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released May 11, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David D. Legere, with whom was William H. Narwold, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Aaron S. Bayer, deputy attorney general, with whom were Robert L. Klein and Robert F. Vacchelli, assistant attorneys general, and, on the brief, Richard Blumenthal, attorney general, for the appellees (defendants).

CALLAHAN, BORDEN, BERDON, NORCOTT and SANTANIELLO, JS.

CALLAHAN, J.

The principal issue in this appeal is the constitutionality of the Connecticut excise tax on cigarettes purchased by state correctional institutions. The plaintiff, an inmate at the Connecticut correctional institution at Somers, brought an action against the defendants, James F. Meehan, commissioner of revenue services, and Larry R. Meachum, commissioner of correction (hereinafter correction), pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 19831

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