Legal Opinion
State v. DeJesus
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided October 25, 2005No. AC 24176PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SCHALLER, J.
The defendant, Sigfredo DeJesus, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of conspiracy to commit murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-48 and 53a-54a (a). On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly instructed the jury on the conspiracy to commit murder charge by failing to define properly the essential elements of the crime.1 We reverse, in part, the judgment of the trial court.
The following facts and procedural history are relevant to our resolution of the defendant’s appeal. The state charged the defendant in a…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Neder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Pinkerton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. PinnockSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- State v. HintonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
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3Cited by10 opinions
- State v. LeggettConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
- State v. MourningConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
- State v. SchmidtConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
- State v. SanchezConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
- Barlow v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011
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