Legal Opinion

State v. Sharpe

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided April 16, 1985No. 12102PublishedCited by 166 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDannehy, J.

The defendant was charged with attempted murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a), with assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (1), and with criminal use of a firearm in violation of Public Acts 1981, No. 81-342, § (1) (a), in a single information which contained separate counts for each offense. After the close *653of the state’s case-in-chief the defendant moved for a judgment of acquittal regarding the charge of criminal use of a firearm. The trial court granted the motion and the trial continued. At the close of all the evidence a motion for…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. State v. StepneySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
  4. State v. PiskorskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
  5. Dallas County v. Commercial Union Assurance Company, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961

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3Cited by166 opinions

  1. Wyatt v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Williams Ford, Inc. v. Hartford Courant Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
  3. State v. OquendoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
  4. Dunham v. DunhamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
  5. State v. HinesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998

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