Legal Opinion
State v. Reed
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 28, 1978PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLoiselle, J.
The defendant was indicted in 1969 by a grand jury charging him with first degree murder in violation of General Statutes § 53-9. He was found guilty of second degree murder after a trial by jury. From the judgment rendered he has appealed to this court.
From the evidence presented, the jury could have found the following facts. On December 23, 1968, Richard Biondi called Thomas Viola threatening to kill him, the defendant, and others before the end of the year. That evening Viola met the defendant and told him of the threat he had received. The defendant stated that it was about time they…
2Cases cited59 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Schware v. Board of Bar Examiners of NMSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by109 opinions
- State v. WhelanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. LeecanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. PrioleauSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. DerricoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- State v. CobbSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
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