Case Name: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MELVIN D. BRASWELL
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1996-09-18
Citations: 239 Conn. 917
Docket Number: SC 15532
Parties: STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MELVIN D. BRASWELL
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 239
Pages: 917–917

Head Matter:
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MELVIN D. BRASWELL
Decided September 18, 1996
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 15532.
Todd D. Femow, in support of the petition.
Carolyn K. Longstreth, assistant state’s attorney, in opposition.

Opinion:
The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 42 Conn. App. 264 (AC 13902), is granted, limited to the following issue:
"Whether the Appellate Court properly held that the defendant's conviction and consecutive sentence for attempted sale of narcotics in violation of General Statutes § 21a-278 (b) and 53a-49 (a) and attempted delivery of narcotics to an inmate of a correctional institution in violation of § 53a-174 (a) and 53a-49 (a) did not violate principles of double jeopardy?"