Legal Opinion
State v. Munoz
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 9, 1995No. 15121PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBorden, J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether, under the circumstances of this case, the trial court’s jury instruction regarding the element of cau*108sation of the death of the victim requires a new trial. The defendant, Juan Carlos Munoz, appeals1 from the judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a).2 The defendant claims that: (1) the evidence was insufficient for conviction; (2) the trial court improperly instructed the jury regarding causation; (3) the probable cause hearing was flawed because (a) he was not provided with a…
2Cases cited51 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. RossSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. OquendoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
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3Cited by73 opinions
- United States v. Mark Kevin HicksCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- State v. RandolphSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
- Barry v. Quality Steel Products, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- State v. ClarkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- State v. CrespoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
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