Legal Opinion
State v. Souza
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided December 14, 2010No. AC 31378PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PELLEGRINO, J.
The defendant, Bruce Warren Souza, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered following a jury trial, of burglary in the second degree in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 2007) § 53a-102 (a) (2). On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the evidence was not sufficient to support the jury’s verdict and (2) prosecutorial impropriety during the state’s closing argument deprived him of his right to due process. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The jury reasonably could have found the following facts. On April 13, 2007, at approximately 9 a.m., the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- State v. GrantSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- State v. BellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- State v. Paul B.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2013