Legal Opinion
State v. Alexander
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 6, 1985No. 10342PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The principal issue in this case is whether a private citizen was acting as an agent of the police when he engaged the defendant in conversations in the course of which the defendant made incriminatory statements. The defendant, Wayne B. Alexander, was charged by indictment with having committed the crime of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a. A jury found the defendant guilty as charged and the trial court rendered judgment in accordance with the jury verdict. The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction.
The jury could reasonably have found the following facts. The…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Massiah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. HenrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- State v. CoutureSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
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3Cited by27 opinions
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