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- Title: State v. Echols
- Author : Supreme Court of Connecticut
- Release Date : January 09, 1975
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 54 KB
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A jury found the defendant, Eddie
James Echols, guilty of the crime of the sale of a
narcotic drug in violation of General Statutes 19-480
(a) From the judgment rendered, the
defendant has appealed claiming that the trial
court committed error in allegedly suggesting to
the jury that it considered the defendant to be
guilty, in concluding that prearrest delay did not
prejudice him, in permitting the prosecutor to
make improper arguments to the jury, and in making
certain rulings on evidence. The defendant was arrested on June 15, 1971,
pursuant to a bench warrant issued June 14, 1971,
on an information dated June 11, 1971, charging
him with the sale of heroin on December 17, 1970.
At the trial, the state produced evidence to prove
that on December 17, 1970, a police undercover
agent, in the company of a police informer, purchased
four glassine bags containing heroin from
the defendant. Echols' defense was an alibi.
Throughout the trial, he maintained, and offered
evidence to prove, that he had not met the undercover
[170 Conn. 13]