Legal Opinion
State v. Perry
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided March 17, 1998No. AC 16716PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SPEAR, J.
The defendant, Jeffrey Perry, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of (1) murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a, and (2) carrying a pistol without a permit in violation of General Statutes § 29-35.1 The defendant claims that the state failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt the essential element that the pistol that the defendant was allegedly carrying had a barrel less than twelve inches in length, and that the trial court improperly (1) admitted a witness’ unreliable, tape-recorded statement to the police as substantive…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- California v. TybergSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. WhelanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Connecticut v. PorterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- Williams Ford, Inc. v. Hartford Courant Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
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3Cited by19 opinions
- State v. FullerConnecticut Appellate Court · 2000
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