Legal Opinion
State v. Madera
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 14, 1989No. 13198PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArthur H. Healey, J.
The defendant, Israel Madera, also known as Israel Flores, was found guilty by a jury of fourteen counts of the crime of arson murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54d.1 Those *23crimes arose out of the deaths of fourteen persons in a fire in an apartment building in Waterbury on July 5, 1982. The defendant has appealed from these convictions.
On appeal, the sole issue raised by the defendant is whether his confession of July 5, 1982, was obtained involuntarily and without a valid waiver of his Miranda2 rights in violation of the fourteenth amendment3 to the United States constitution…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Mincey v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Colorado v. ConnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by53 opinions
- State v. MarsalaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- State v. JamesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- State v. PinderSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- State v. RasmussenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. SantiagoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
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