Legal Opinion
State v. Perry
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 19, 1985No. 11143PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
On June 10, 1980, Edmund Kish was shot and killed at a package store in Bridgeport. The cash register at the scene of the homicide was found open and empty when the body was discovered. In connection with this incident, the defendant was convicted of felony murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54c1 and sentenced to incarceration for twenty-three years to life.
*507In this appeal, the defendant claims that his conviction must be overturned because the trial court erred (1) in failing to suppress the incriminating statement he made to the police, (2) in admitting evidence of other crimes…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- United States v. WatsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by42 opinions
- State v. BoscarinoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. KimbroSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. FlemingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. SantiagoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- State v. TosteSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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