State v. Rubaka
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Indictment for murder in the first degree, brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County and tried to the jury before Case, Jverdict and judgment of guilty, and appeal by each of the accused.
1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.
The first count of the indictment charges the defendants jointly, as principals, with the crime of murder in the first degree. The second count charges Saviak as principal and Rubaka as an accessory before the fact. They were tried together. The State claimed to have proved that Saviak did the act of killing and that Rubaka was present aiding and abetting him. Each was found guilty of murder in the first degree, and each appealed.
One of the errors assigned is that during the trial several witnesses for the State testified in English, which language Saviak does not understand, and that the…
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