Legal Opinion
State v. Williams
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 24, 1987No. 12797PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArthur H. Healey, J.
The defendant, Michael D. Williams, was found guilty by a jury of robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-134 (a) (l).1 In his appeal from the judgment2 of conviction, he claims that (1) the evidence was insuffi*351cient to support the finding of guilt made by the jury, (2) the trial court gave instructions upon statutory alternatives which were not supported by evidence as a basis for finding the defendant had committed robbery,3 and (3) the trial court’s instructions explaining the crime of robbery in the charge were inadequate and misleading. We find error and remand…
2Cases cited64 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- Stevenson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- State v. AshermanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
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3Cited by110 opinions
- State v. HintonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. JohnSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. KulmacSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- People v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- State v. CooperSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
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