Legal Opinion
State v. Castro
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 4, 1985No. 10158PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSantaniello, J.
The defendant was convicted of felony murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54c.1 *422He appeals, claiming that the trial court erred (1) in restricting his cross-examination of a witness in violation of his constitutional right to confrontation, and (2) in failing to instruct the jury on lesser included homicides pursuant to General Statutes § 53a-45 (c).2
The jury could reasonably have found the following facts. The incident which led to the defendant’s arrest took place on October 19,1978. The defendant left his home at approximately 10:30 a.m., drove to a package store, and purchased a…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. ElliottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Gordon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- State v. WhistnantSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- State v. RodriguezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
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3Cited by68 opinions
- State v. VitaleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. HernandezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. FrankoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. FergusonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- State v. LewisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
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