Legal Opinion
State v. LaSalle
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided May 9, 2006No. AC 26650PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HARPER, J.
The defendant, Marcelino LaSalle, Jr., appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a). On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) there was insufficient evidence to convict him of murder, (2) the court improperly declined to instruct the juiy that the use of a deadly weapon, by itself, does not establish the intent to kill and (3) the court improperly instructed the jury on the state’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The jury reasonably…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- State v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- Campfield v. Stickman, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- State v. LedbetterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
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3Cited by12 opinions
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