Legal Opinion
State v. Shine
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 10, 1984No. 11987PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtParskey, J.
The defendant was convicted by a jury of manslaughter in the first degree and assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-55 (a) (3)1 and 53a-59 (a) (3)2 respectively and sentenced by the trial court to two concurrent terms of six to twelve years. The principal issue in this appeal is whether General Statutes § 53a-7,3 which precluded the defendant from introducing evidence of self-induced intoxication to negate the recklessness element of those offenses, deprived him of his constitutional right to a fair trial.
The relevant facts are not in dispute. In the early…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by32 opinions
- State v. AmarilloSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. CooperSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. OrtizSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- State v. FernandezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. BunkleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
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