Legal Opinion
State v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 22, 1997No. SC 15132PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NORCOTT, J.
The principal issue in this appeal is whether, under the circumstances of this case, felony murder can serve as the predicate murder for a capital felony conviction. The defendant, Duane B. Johnson, was charged in an amended information with felony murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54c,1 capi*705tal felony in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54b (1),2 burglary in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-101 (a) and 53a-8,3 larceny in the third degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-119, 53a-124 (a) (2) and 53a-8,4 and twenty counts of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Thompson v. KeohaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- State v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Elgar v. ElgarSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- State v. RasmussenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
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3Cited by24 opinions
- State v. PeelerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- State v. KirbySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- State v. PinderSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- State v. HigginsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
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