Legal Opinion
State v. Person
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 19, 1996No. 15228PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBerdon, J.
The principal issue raised in this appeal is whether the Appellate Court properly concluded that the defendant was not entitled to a jury instruction on the affirmative defense of extreme emotional disturbance because the defendant’s trial testimony had contradicted such a defense.
After a jury trial, the defendant, Michael Person, was convicted of the murder of Leshea Pouncey in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a),1 and of criminal trespass in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-107 (a) (2).2 The trial court sentenced the defendant to an effective term of…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Mathews v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- State v. AshermanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- State v. RodriguezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- State v. AdamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- State v. SmallSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
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