Legal Opinion
State v. Burge
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 12, 1985No. 12379PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The principal issue in this case is the extent to which evidence of mental condition is relevant to criminal intent when the defendant has not raised a defense of insanity. The defendant, Gordon Andrew Burge, was indicted for the murder of James W. Hafner, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a),1 and eonvicted, after a trial by a jury, of *234the lesser included offense of manslaughter in the second degree, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-56.2
From the evidence presented at the trial, the jury-might reasonably have found the following facts. The victim, James W. Hafner, was found…
2Cases cited55 opinions
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- Mincey v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by61 opinions
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