Legal Opinion
State v. Cohane
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 26, 1984No. 9137; 9138PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpeziale, C. J.
The defendant was convicted by a jury of the crimes of murder, General Statutes § 53a-54a (a), and assault in the first degree, General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (1). He has appealed from the trial court’s judgment of guilty, entered pursuant to the conviction. We find error both in the trial court’s instructions to *476the jury and in the state’s failure to disclose evidence favorable to the accused.
The jury could reasonably have found the following facts: At or about 7:45 p.m. on March 22,1975, Steven Lawry and a female companion, both eighteen years of age, were in Lawry’s car, parked on a dirt…
2Cases cited56 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by86 opinions
- State v. HinckleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
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- State v. KimbroSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. AmarilloSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
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