Legal Opinion
State v. Ortiz
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 5, 1991No. 13770PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGlass, J.
The state charged the defendant, Juan Ortiz, with the crime of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a).1 At his trial, the defendant raised the affirmative defense of extreme emotional disturbance provided for by § 53a-54a (a), and introduced circumstantial evidence in accordance with General Statutes § 53a-72 to establish that he had been volun*650tarily intoxicated at the time of the crime. The jury nonetheless found the defendant guilty of murder, and a judgment of conviction followed. He was sentenced to life imprisonment.
In his appeal, the defendant challenges various aspects…
2Cases cited49 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- California v. TybergSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by89 opinions
- State v. RossSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Copas v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Bunkley v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- State v. CastonguaySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- State v. MetzSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
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