Legal Opinion
State v. Edwards
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 27, 1972PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLoiseule, J.
The defendant, Joseph Edwards, Jr., was indicted by a grand jury for the crime of murder in the first degree in that he “wilfully, deliberately with premeditation and malice aforethought and while in the perpetration of a robbery, did assault, stab and Mil one Wilbert Nails in violation of Section 53-9 of the Connecticut General Statutes.” A jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree. After a hearing in accordance with the provisions of General Statutes § 53-10, the jury recommended a sentence of life imprisonment, wMeh the court imposed. The defendant has appealed,…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Ex Parte BainSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- State v. GolladayWashington Supreme Court · 1970
- People v. LyttonNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- People v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
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3Cited by35 opinions
- State v. CoutureSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- State v. ChicanoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- State v. EllisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. JohnSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
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