Legal Opinion
State v. Best
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided February 29, 2000No. AC 18895PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HEALEY, J.
The defendant, Kenya L. Best, appeals from the judgment of conviction of manslaughter in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-55 (a) (3).1 The defendant had been charged with the crimes *744of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a)2 and one count of capital felony for the murder of a person under sixteen years of age in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54b (9).3 The defendant had pleaded not guilty and elected a trial by a three judge court, which found the defendant not guilty of the charges of murder and capital felony, but did find her…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- State v. SivriSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. DeMatteoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. GreenfieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. KingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- State v. WeinbergSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
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3Cited by18 opinions
- State v. JeffersonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- State v. ColonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
- State v. McMahonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- State v. JohnsonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2016
- State v. BarrettaConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
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