Supreme Court of Connecticut· 4/15/1997

State v. Ledbetter

Citations

240 Conn. 317
692 A.2d 713
1997 Conn. LEXIS 76

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\In recent years we have repeatedly approved references to testimony before legislative committees in order to shed light on legislative intent.\ (citations omitted)
rule of lenity ‘‘comes into play only if the statute remains ambiguous after all sources of legislative intent have been explored’’
successive prosecution on part B information after defendant convicted on part A information and acquitted on part B information
‘‘[b]ecause it is a punitive statute, the generally recognized rules of statutory con- struction normally . . . require the strictest of inter- pretations’’
‘‘under most circum- stances, the state may not appeal from a judgment of acquittal, even when that judgment may have been the result of a misconstruction of the law’’
testimony before committee and comments of committee members indicate legislative purpose

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Judges: Katz, McDonald

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