Case Name: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. TOMMY HAMMOND
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 2000-11-16
Citations: 255 Conn. 907
Docket Number: SC 16424
Parties: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. TOMMY HAMMOND
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 255
Pages: 907–907

Head Matter:
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. TOMMY HAMMOND
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 16424.
Michael S. Alevy, deputy assistant public defender, and Elizabeth M. Inkster, assistant public defender, in support of the petition.
Robert M. Spector, deputy assistant state’s attorney, in opposition.
Decided November 16, 2000

Opinion:
The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 60 Conn. App. 321 (AC 18702), is granted, limited to the following issues:
"1. Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the defendant was not illegally seized in violation of the fourth amendment to the United States constitution?
"2. Did the Appellate Court properly conclude that the defendant's two convictions for possession of narcotics in violation of General Statutes § 21a-279 (a) did not violate the federal and state prohibitions against double jeopardy?"