Legal Opinion

State v. Schiavo

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided January 24, 2006No. AC 24267PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

DRANGINIS, J.

The defendant, Ronald Schiavo, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm in violation of General Statutes § 53a-55a (a). On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the jury charge was improper and (2) he was deprived of a fair trial due to prosecutorial misconduct. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The jury reasonably could have found the following facts. In early January, 2000, the defendant was living with Roland Collier and Arlinn Collier. They lived in the first floor apartment of a…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
  2. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
  3. State v. CruzSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
  4. State v. James G.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
  5. State v. ParadiseSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. State v. MartinezConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
  2. State v. YoungsConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
  3. State v. NecaiseConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
  4. State v. GordonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
  5. State v. McCleeseConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006

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