Legal Opinion
State v. James
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided June 29, 1999No. AC 17248PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FOTI, J.
The defendant, William James, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of manslaughter in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-55 (a) (l),1 use of a firearm in the commission of a class A, B or C felony in violation of General *28Statutes § 53-202k2 and criminal possession of a weapon in violation of General Statutes § 53a-217.3 On appeal, the defendant claims that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction for manslaughter in the first degree. In addition, he claims that the trial court improperly (1) instructed the…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. CoutureSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- State v. SivriSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. FerroneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1921
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3Cited by13 opinions
- State v. MeehanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- State v. SmithConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
- State v. AponteConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- State v. WardConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
- State v. MooreConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
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