Legal Opinion
State v. Grant
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 27, 1979PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCotter, C. J.
The defendant has appealed, after trial by a jury, from his conviction of the crime of attempted burglary in the first degree in violation of 53a-101 (a) (1) 1 and 53a-49 (a) 2 of the General Statutes, claiming error in the trial court’s refusal to grant his motion to set aside the verdict because of the insufficiency of the evidence.
In reviewing such a claim, the evidence and the facts are to be taken in the light most favorable to sustaining the verdict, and it will be set aside only where there is insufficient evidence to warrant a finding of guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. State v.…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Opper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Smith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Bernard Austin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
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3Cited by61 opinions
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- State v. LittleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- State v. BeltonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
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