Legal Opinion
State v. Mejia
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 23, 1995No. 15103PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKatz, J.
The defendant, Percy Mejia, was convicted after a jury trial of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a,1 unlawful possession of a weapon in a *217motor vehicle in violation of General Statutes § 29-38,2 carrying a pistol without a permit in violation of General Statutes § 29-35,3 and unlawful possession of a *218sawed-off shotgun in violation of General Statutes § 53a-211.4 The trial court imposed a total effective sentence of forty-five years incarceration.5 The defendant claims on appeal that: (1) by informing him, only after voir dire had concluded, that the jury would be permitted to…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. SivriSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. WaltonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
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3Cited by66 opinions
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