Legal Opinion
State v. Cobbs
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 7, 1973PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLoiselle, J.
The defendant, James L. Cobbs, was indicted by a grand jury for the crime of murder in the first degree in violation of § 53-9 of the General Statutes. A jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree. After a hearing in accordance with the provisions of § 53-10, the jury recommended a sentence of life imprisonment which the court imposed. The defendant appealed, assigning error in the overruling of his plea in abatement, his motion to quash and his challenge to the array of veniremen. The defendant also attacked the disqualification of jurors opposed to the death penalty,…
2Cases cited84 opinions
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3Cited by57 opinions
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