Legal Opinion
State v. Annunziato
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 21, 1966PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
King, C. J..
The defendant was tried to the jury on a charge of assault with intent to murder in violation of General Statutes § 53-12. The charge arose out of the shooting of Lawrence Zernitz. The defendant was convicted of the lesser, included crime of aggravated assault, that is, assault with a deadly or dangerous weapon, in violation of General Statutes § 53-16. See State v. Mele, 140 Conn. 398, 403, 100 A.2d 570.
The defendant did not take the stand in his own defense. His principal claim of error is that the court’s charge to the jury violated his fifth amendment privilege against…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Tehan v. United States Ex Rel. ShottSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- State v. HayesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1941
- People v. BostickCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
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3Cited by26 opinions
- State v. VarsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
- Reed v. ReinckeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
- State v. AnnunziatoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
- State v. DarwinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
- State v. DudlaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
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