Legal Opinion
State v. Cassino
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 31, 1982PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSponzo, J.
The defendant, indicted on a charge of murder, was found guilty by a jury of the lesser included offense of manslaughter in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-55(a). The defendant has appealed from the judgment on the verdict.
Although the accused did not file a request to charge the jury, she did take an exception to the charge as given and requested that the court instruct the jury on the defense of self-defense. This the court refused to do. The sole issue raised in this appeal is the failure of the court to charge on self-defense.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. MillerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- United States v. James L. CrowderCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- State v. RosadoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- State v. ArroyoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- State v. HawkinsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1977
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3Cited by29 opinions
- State v. AdamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. LewisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- State v. BaileySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- State v. PreyerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. FullerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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