Legal Opinion
State v. Velez
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided March 24, 2009No. AC 29283PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LAVINE, J.
On September 19, 2004, the defendant, Anthony Velez, stabbed the victim Willie Vines, who *349died as a result of the wounds inflicted. The defendant admitted that he had stabbed the victim but denied that he had intended to kill him. The jury found the defendant guilty of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a, as well as burglary in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-101 (a) (2) and criminal mischief in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-115 (a) (1). On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the trial court (a) inadequately…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. StevensonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- State v. PinnockSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
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3Cited by18 opinions
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