Legal Opinion
State v. Silveira
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 28, 1986No. 12063PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDannehy, J.
The defendant was tried by a jury, convicted of manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-55a, and committed to the custody of the commissioner of cor*456rection for a term of eight to sixteen years. He claims on appeal that the trial court erred: (1) in refusing his request to charge on the defense of mistake of fact; (2) in charging incorrectly on self-defense and defense of others; and (3) in restricting the defendant’s direct testimony as to his state of mind at the time of the shooting. We agree with the defendant only as to his third claim of…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- State v. SharpeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. HinckleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. SinclairSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. RuthSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
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3Cited by55 opinions
- State v. JohnSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. CeballosSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- State v. AlvarezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- State v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
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