Legal Opinion

State v. Sauris

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided August 24, 1993No. 14417PublishedCited by 75 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtNorcott, J.

After a jury trial, the defendant, Robert Sauris, was convicted of the crime of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a).1 Subsequently, he was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of forty years. The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, claiming that the trial court improperly: (1) denied his postverdict motion for judgment of acquittal because there was insufficient evidence from which the jury could find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) denied his motions to exclude as irrelevant evidence of sneaker prints, a fingerprint, a pharmacy receipt and…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
  2. State v. RodriguezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
  3. State v. AdamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
  4. State v. NardiniSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
  5. State v. BaldwinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993

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3Cited by75 opinions

  1. State v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
  2. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
  3. State v. BoothSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
  4. State v. CopasSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
  5. State v. BrunoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996

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