Bridge Port, Connecticut criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

On February 3, 2021, Norwich Police stopped James Baker, age 37, from Norwich, for a motor vehicle violation and found a loaded, .380 caliber semi-automatic pistol under the driver’s seat of the vehicle, and more than 600 bags of fentanyl on hi... More...    $0 (09-27-2022 - CT)

New Haven, CT: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a felon.

On November 13, 2016, Hartford Police detectives responding to a ShotSpotter activation recovered a loaded revolver in a car last registered to Perez and containing documents addressed to Perez in the glove box. DNA analysis of the seized firearm indicated Perez had handled the f... More...    $0 (09-24-2021 - CT)

New Haven, CT - The United States of America charged Julio Martinez, age 41, with the felony illegal purchase of two
firearms.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in 2018, the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force began investigating Ricardo Reyes, also known as “Rick the Ruler,” a member of the Los Solidos street gang who was distributing fentanyl, heroin... More...    $0 (07-02-2020 - CT)

The defendant, Ricardo Swilling, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered following a jury trial, of kidnapping in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-92 (a) (2) (A), home invasion in violation of General Statutes § 53a-100aa (a) (2), and assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-60 (a) (2).1 Additionally, following the defendant’s pleas of no... More...    $0 (03-31-2018 - CT)

. The defendant, Anthony C. Manousos, appealsfromthejudgmentofconviction,renderedafter a jury trial, of arson in the first degree in violation of GeneralStatutes§ 53a-111(a)(1).Thedefendantclaims that the trial court improperly (1) denied his motions to suppress various tangible items collected from him, as well as oral statements that he made to the police during an investigatory stop and subsequ... More...    $0 (01-19-2018 - CT)

After a jury found the defendant, Dustin Ruocco, guilty of burglary in the third degree and larceny in the third degree, the Appellate Court reversed his conviction upon concluding that it was plain error for the trial court not to instruct the jury, as mandated by General Statutes § 54-84 (b),1 that it may draw no unfavorable inferences from the defendant’s failure to testify. State v. Ruocco, 15... More...    $0 (09-07-2016 - CT)

.Thedefendant,EfrainJohnson,appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of one count of felony murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54c and one count of kidnapping in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a92 (a) (2) (A) for his participation in events that led to the death of the victim, Tina Johnson.1 On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the... More...    $0 (05-07-2016 - CT)

The defendant, Robert Cushard, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial,ofassaultinthefirstdegree,twocountsofrobbery in the first degree, and one count of burglary in the first degree pursuant to General Statutes §§ 53a-59 (a) (1), 53a-134 (a) (1) and (3), and 53a-101 (a) (2), respectively. On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) denied his ... More...    $0 (04-22-2016 - CT)

This certified appeal addresses the scope of the marital communications privilege codified in General Statutes § 54-84b.1 The defendant, Sheila Davalloo, was convicted, after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a. The defendant appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court affirmingthatconvictionafterconcludingthatherstatements to her husband, Paul Christos, did not... More...    $0 (04-16-2016 - CT)

The defendant, Jonathan Miller, appealsfromthejudgmentofconviction,renderedafter a jury trial, of assault in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-61 (a) (1), and two counts of breach of the peace in the second degree in violation ofGeneralStatutes§ 53a-181(a)(1)and(2).1Onappeal, the defendant claims that the court violated his right to a fair trial by denying his challenge for c... More...    $0 (03-07-2016 - CT)

When a criminal defendant has been found to have violated the terms of his probation on the basis of allegations that he has committed a new crime while on probation, his appeal from the finding of violation of probation, contending that there was insufficient evidence for the trial court to conclude that he committed the new crime, is rendered moot if, subsequent to that finding, he either plead... More...    $0 (03-07-2016 - CT)

Thedefendant,PaulDavis,appealsfrom the judgment of conviction of accessory to murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-54a (a) and 53a-8 (a), conspiracy to commit murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-48 (a) and 53a-54a (a), and attempt to commit murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 (a) (2) and 53a-54a (a).1 On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) there was insufficien... More...    $0 (02-22-2016 - CT)

Hartford, CT - New York Man Sentenced to 41 Months in Federal Prison for Selling Jewelry Stolen from Connecticut Home

Miguel Mead, 33, of Schenectady, N.Y, was sentenced to 41 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for selling jewelry that was stolen in a Connecticut home burglary.

According to court documents and statements made in court, MEAD was... More...    $0 (02-17-2016 - CT)

The defendant, James Michael Fasanelli,appealsfromthejudgmentofconviction,rendered after a jury trial, of one count of sale of narcotics by a person who is not drug-dependent in violation of GeneralStatutes§ 21a-278(b).Onappeal,thedefendant claims that he was deprived of his constitutional right to a fair trial as a result of prosecutorial impropriety duringclosingarguments.Wedisagreethattheprose... More...    $0 (02-05-2016 - CT)

This certified appeal addresses the scope of the marital communications privilege codified in General Statutes § 54-84b.1 The defendant, Sheila Davalloo, was convicted, after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a. The defendant appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court affirmingthatconvictionafterconcludingthatherstatements to her husband, Paul Christos, did not... More...    $0 (01-01-2016 - CT)

Hartford, CT - Career Criminal Sentenced to More Than 13 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Crack Cocaine

Anthony Sabato, 57, of West Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 165 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking crack cocaine.

According to court documents and statements made in cou... More...    $0 (11-18-2015 - CT)

Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BERNARD McALLISTER, 43, of Lisbon, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 108 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release for stealing and possessing numerous firearms.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in November... More...    $0 (03-21-2014 - CT)

This case requires us to determine when
a reviewing court properly may raise and decide an
issue that was not raised by the parties. The plaintiff,
Blumberg Associates Worldwide, Inc., brought this
action against the defendants, Brown and Brown of
Connecticut, Inc. (Brown & Brown), and Brown and
Brown, Inc. (parent company), alleging, inter alia, that
the defendants had... More...    $0 (02-17-2014 - CT)

Stephen Rubino sued Danbury Connecticut Police Officers Walter Chapman and Glenn Utter on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983 claiming that they used excessive force when they arrested him for burglary in 2005.

Defendants claimed that they were forced to use force to arrest Plaintiff because he continue to resist because of drinking heavily and using cocaine prior to his ar... More...    $0 (12-03-2010 - CT)

Plaintiffs are abortion protestors who were arrested for their participation in two demonstrations that took place in 1989 at the Summit Women's Center ("the Center"), an abortion clinic located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The demonstrators, who had blocked access to the Center, were charged with trespass, interfering with an officer, burglary, and criminal mischief. Because plaintiffs refused ... More...    $0 (04-19-2002 - CT)

The plaintiff, Terrijean Rider (“Rider”), brings this action against her employer, the Town of Farmington (the “Town”), and her supervisor, Chief of Police Leroy Bangham (“Bangham”), in his individual capacity.1 Rider has three remaining claims in her Second Amended Complaint. The First Count alleges that the Town created a discriminatorily hostile work en... More...    $0 (08-29-2001 - CT)

Plaintiff Peter F. Martin was arrested as a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-217. Plaintiff is not a convicted felon, however. Because the criminal records of one Peter B. Martin were mistakenly merged with those of plaintiff (Peter F. Martin), the background check conducted following his purchase of a hunting rifle showed that he had previously been c... More...    $0 (07-19-2001 - CT)