Legal Opinion
State v. Torres
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided May 11, 2004No. AC 23744PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STOUGHTON, J.
The defendant, Andres Torres, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-134 (a) (3). On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction and (2) the court improperly instructed the jury. We disagree and, accordingly, affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The jury reasonably could have found the following facts. On the morning of November 6, 2001, the victim, Vijaykumar Patel, the sole owner and operator of S and J Liquors in…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Griffin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- State v. SchiappaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- State v. AustinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- State v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
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3Cited by19 opinions
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