Legal Opinion
State v. Pastet
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 24, 1975PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCotter, J.
On May 3, 1962, the defendant was indicted on a charge of murder in the first degree in perpetrating a robbery. After a trial the jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree without recommending a sentence of life imprisonment which they were empowered to do under the law applicable at the time of trial, General Statutes § 53-10. Subsequently, after the state moved for sentence, the court imposed the only other penalty prescribed by the statute pursuant to which the defendant was convicted, the sentence of death. An appeal from the judgment was taken to this court, which…
2Cases cited50 opinions
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- United States Ex Rel. Smith v. BaldiSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by24 opinions
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