Legal Opinion
State v. LaBreck
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 6, 1970PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlcorn, C. J.
The defendant was tried to a jury on an indictment charging murder in the first degree in that the murder was committed while perpetrating or attempting to perpetrate a burglary. General Statutes § 53-9 (Rev. to 1968). The jury rendered a verdict of guilty and recommended a sentence of life imprisonment which the court imposed.
The defendant has appealed from the judgment, assigning as error that he was denied the right to have his attorney present during the grand jury proceedings, that the court erred in its charge to the jury and that pictures which were prejudicial to him were admitted in…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- United States v. Ralph Garguilo and Joseph MacChiaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- State v. HannaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1963
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3Cited by25 opinions
- State v. PiskorskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Pisel v. Stamford HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- State v. HaskinsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- Hall v. BurnsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- State v. DeJesusSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
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