Legal Opinion
State v. Stange
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 15, 1989No. 13359PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSantaniello, J.
The defendant, Thomas Stange, was charged with one count of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a in connection with the shooting death of Roger Gagnon. Following a trial by jury, he was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-55 (a) (1) and sentenced to a term of imprisonment. The defendant claims on appeal that the trial court erred in: (1) admitting under the spontaneous utterance exception to the hearsay rule statements made by the victim to *614a police officer identifying the defendant as the person who shot him; (2) commenting beyond…
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