Legal Opinion
State v. Schaffer
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 8, 1975PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHouse, C. J.
On March 13,1973, following a trial before a three-judge court, the defendant was found guilty of murder in causing the death of his wife, Mildred Schaffer, and this appeal was taken from the judgment of that court. On the appeal, the defendant has pressed six assignments of error. The principal claim is that the state failed to sustain its burden of proof of guilt and the remaining assignments of error all relate to evidential rulings of the trial court.
Whether the evidence before the court supports its conclusion of guilt is tested by the summary of evidence presented in the appendices to…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. DionisioSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Cardwell v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by35 opinions
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