Legal Opinion
State v. Timmons
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided May 20, 1986No. 3078PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBieluch, J.
The defendant was arrested on April 23, 1983, and charged with the murder of Robert L. Smith. Over the objection of the defendant, the state’s attorney submitted the matter to a grand jury. On June 30, 1983, the grand jury returned a true bill of indictment against the defendant for murder, a violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a). The defendant was tried before a jury of twelve and convicted of the lesser included offense of manslaughter in the first degree, a violation of General Statutes § 53a-55 (a) (1). He was sentenced to a term of imprisonment for twenty years. The defendant has…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- State v. KurvinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. CooperSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- State v. CorchadoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. CohaneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
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3Cited by25 opinions
- State v. ThurmanConnecticut Appellate Court · 1987
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- Commonwealth v. ThomasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Borkowski v. SachetiConnecticut Appellate Court · 1996
- State v. DelarosaConnecticut Appellate Court · 1988
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