Legal Opinion
State v. Skinner
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 1, 1945PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtElls, J.
The defendant, Earl Skinner, and his half sister Mildred were tried and convicted upon an information charging them with incest, in violation of General Statutes, § 6229. Earl Skinner has appealed.
The statute provides as follows: “Every man and woman who shall marry or carnally know each other, being within any of the degrees of kindred specified in § 5148, shall be imprisoned. ...” Among the degrees of kindred specified in the latter section is that of brother and sister. The defendant claims that the relationship of half sister does not come within the prohibition. It is admitted in his…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. SimborskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1936
- State v. LaloucheSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1933
- Shelly v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1895
- State v. WymanSupreme Court of Vermont · 1887
- Burdue v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1911
3Cited by31 opinions
- State v. GrantSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- National Broadcasting Co. v. RoseSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1965
- State v. MooreSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1969
- State v. DoucetteSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
- State v. TillmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1964
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