Legal Opinion
State v. Miller
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 13, 1982PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArmentano, J.
The defendant appeals from a conviction of assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a)(1), for which he was sentenced to a term of not less than nine nor more than eighteen years. The defendant admits to having “shot” the victim outside the Naugatuck Valley Mall in Waterbury on December IT, 1977, with a .38 caliber handgun. At trial, he claimed that either the handgun discharged accidently, or he acted in self defense.
The jury could have reasonably found the following facts: On December 17, 1977, the defendant, his friend, Winston Dwyer, and Selena Saunders, a…
2Cases cited51 opinions
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- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Henderson v. KibbeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by100 opinions
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