Legal Opinion
State v. Stepney
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 30, 1983No. 10574PublishedCited by 215 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpeziale, C. J.
The defendant, William H. Stepney, Jr., was indicted by a grand jury for the crime of murder in violation of General Statutes § SSa-Ma,. A trial before a jury of twelve commenced in October of 1980. Just prior to trial, the defendant filed a motion to suppress evidence which was denied by the trial court. Following fifteen days of testimony and deliberation for two days, the jury returned a verdict of guilty. From the judgment rendered on that verdict the defendant has appealed to this court.
On appeal the defendant claims that the trial court erred in: (1) the denial of his motion to suppress…
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