Legal Opinion
State v. Pranckus
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided February 11, 2003No. AC 21265PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LAVERY, C. J.
The defendant, Joseph R. Pranckus III, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of two counts of manslaughter in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-55 (a) (l).1 On appeal, the defendant claims that the state did not disprove beyond a reasonable doubt his justification defense of use of physical force in defense of a person *82pursuant to General Statutes §§ 53a-162 and 53a-19.3 We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The jury reasonably could have found the following facts. On July 4, 1998, a party was held at 69 House…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. PrioleauSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. BaileySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- State v. RamosSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- State v. AshSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by18 opinions
- Skakel v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
- State v. JeffreysConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
- State v. WorthamConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
- State v. RobinsonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
- State v. SingletonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.