Legal Opinion
State v. Newsome
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 6, 1996No. 14947PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNorcott, J.
The defendant, Shawn Newsome, was convicted after a jury trial of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a.1 He was sentenced to forty-five years imprisonment. He appeals from the trial court’s judgment of conviction directly to this court pursuant to General Statutes § 51-199 (b) (3).2 We affirm the trial court’s judgment.
The jury reasonably could have found the following facts. At approximately 10:30 p.m. on March 4, 1992, Bridgeport police officer David Daniels heard two gunshots fired in the area of455 Trumbull Avenue in Bridgeport. When Daniels responded to the location where he…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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- State v. WhelanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Di Carlo v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1925
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