Legal Opinion

State v. Collette

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided April 1, 1986No. 11480; 11481PublishedCited by 70 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSantaniello, J.

After a joint jury trial, the defendants, Henry Collette and Donato Telesco, were each found guilty of committing burglary in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53E-103,1 and larceny in the second degree in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1981) § 53a-123.2 The trial court subsequently sentenced them both to ten years imprisonment. They now appeal claiming that the trial court erred (1) in denying their motions to suppress the in-court and out-of-court identifications made by Patricia Coombs, a victim of the crimes; (2) in refusing to dismiss the charges of larceny in…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. United States v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973

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3Cited by70 opinions

  1. State v. SiminoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
  2. State v. AustinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
  3. State v. AndersonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
  4. State v. PollittSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
  5. State v. RamsundarSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987

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