Legal Opinion
State v. O'Neil
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 14, 2003No. SC 16607PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
2Per curiam
The sole question in this certified appeal is whether evidence that a defendant merely solicited a murder, where the alleged solicitation is not accompanied or followed by any act of perpetration, is sufficient to support a conviction for attempted murder *296under General Statutes §§ 53a-49 (a)1 and 53a-54a.2 We conclude that it is not. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the Appellate Court reversing the defendant’s conviction.
The opinion of the Appellate Court sets forth the following facts that reasonably could have been found by the jury. “In the early morning hours of July 4,…
3Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. ButlerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- State v. O'neilConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- Biller Associates v. Route 156 Realty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Wood v. AmerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Kitmirides v. Middlesex Mutual Assurance Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
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4Cited by9 opinions
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