Legal Opinion
State v. Carter
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 21, 1986No. 11288PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
On March 3, 1975, the defendant, George Carter, was indicted by a grand jury for felony murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54c. After several competency hearings, where he was found incompetent to stand trial, the defendant eventually was found competent. At the ensuing trial he was convicted by a jury of felony murder on October 5, 1977. This court, however, subsequently set aside the defendant’s conviction in State v. Carter, 182 Conn. 580, 438 A.2d 778 (1980).1 In a second trial, the defendant was again convicted of felony murder after a trial to a jury. From this judgment the…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Spencer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- Morris W. Gordon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- United States v. Archie W. BrawnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Duane Earl Pope v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by36 opinions
- State v. JoynerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. HerringSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. ThurmanConnecticut Appellate Court · 1987
- State v. CaseySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. SteigerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
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