Legal Opinion
State v. Grant
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 23, 1991No. 14000PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSantaniello, J.
The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, after a jury trial, of the crime of accessory to murder, in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-54a and SSa-S.1 In his appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court should have ordered a judgment of acquittal because the evidence was insufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he possessed the mental state required for the commission of the crime.
The jury could reasonably have found the following facts. On the evening of March 19, 1988, the victim, Marcel Malcolm, was found “slumped over” the seat of his white Nissan…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- State v. StepneySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- State v. SinclairSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. CastonguaySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- State v. MorrillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- State v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
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3Cited by62 opinions
- State v. RossSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. SivriSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. PinnockSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- State v. AdamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. NewsomeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
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