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STATE v. HEYWARD

152 Conn. 426 (1965)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOHN D. HEYWARD

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided February 25, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert J. Bundock, public defender, with whom, on the brief, was G. Sarsfield Ford, assistant public defender, for the appellant (defendant).

Otto J. Saur, state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were John F. McGowan and Joseph T. Gormley, Jr., assistant state's attorneys, for the appellee (state).

KING, C. J., MURPHY, ALCORN, COMLEY and SHANNON, JS.

ALCORN, J.

The defendant appeals from a judgment increasing his original sentence to the state prison. The modification was directed by the sentence review division of the Superior Court. The two grounds of appeal are that the court erred in assuming jurisdiction to impose the increased sentence after the original maximum sentence had expired and in modifying the sentence after an unreasonable lapse of time.

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