Legal Opinion
State v. Carter
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 4, 1995No. 14934; 14958PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNorcott, J.
The sole issue in these certified appeals1 is whether the Appellate Court properly concluded that the defendants were not entitled to a jury instruction on the law of self-defense. The defendants, Che Carter and Norman Dillon, were convicted,2 after a joint jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a).3 The defendants’ convictions were affirmed by the Appellate Court. State v. Carter, 34 Conn. App. 58, 640 A.2d 610 (1994); State v. Dillon, 34 Conn. App. 96, 640 A.2d 630 (1994). We granted certification to each of the defendants separately, limited to the issue of…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- State v. LewisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- State v. MillerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. SantiagoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- State v. CorchadoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
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3Cited by31 opinions
- State v. PrioleauSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. LewisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- State v. RamosSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- State v. RogersConnecticut Appellate Court · 1995
- State v. LaskyConnecticut Appellate Court · 1996
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