Case Name: State of Connecticut v. Irving Nixon
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1993-11-16
Citations: 228 Conn. 910
Docket Number: SC 14866
Parties: State of Connecticut v. Irving Nixon
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 228
Pages: 910–910

Head Matter:
State of Connecticut v. Irving Nixon
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 14866.
Decided November 16, 1993
Timothy H. Everett, in support of the petition.
James M. Ralls, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition.

Opinion:
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?"