Legal Opinion
State v. Hall
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided February 21, 1989No. 5398PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNorcott, J.
The defendant, Thomas Hall, was charged with murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a and, after a trial to a jury, was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-55 (a) (1). On March 11, 1985, the defendant was sentenced to a prison term of not less than ten nor more than twenty years. On this appeal, he claims that the trial court erred (1) in denying his motion to dismiss which he based on the state’s failure to effect a timely arrest, (2) in not instructing the jury on the defense of self-defense with respect to the lesser included…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. LovascoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- State v. WhistnantSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Brown v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- State v. MillerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. HallSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- State v. LammeConnecticut Appellate Court · 1989
- State v. KingConnecticut Appellate Court · 1991
- Seymour Housing Authority Tenants Ass'n v. Housing AuthorityConnecticut Appellate Court · 1989
- State v. MillerConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
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