Legal Opinion
State v. John
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 11, 1989No. 13056; 13057PublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
The defendants, Adam John and Erich Seebeck, were charged by informations with having committed the crimes of murder, in violation of General Statutes § SSaSAa,1 felony murder, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54c,2 and larceny in the second degree, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-123 (a) (l),3 in connection with the June, 1980 death of Ponte Patterson. After a joint jury trial, the defendant John was acquitted on the intentional murder count but was convicted of felony murder and of larceny in the second degree. The defendant Seebeck was convicted of manslaughter in the first…
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3Cited by131 opinions
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