Legal Opinion
State v. Bzdyra
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 6, 1973PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMacDonald, J.
On April 20, 1972, the defendant, Anthony J. Bzdyra, shot and killed his brother Chester Bzdyra. He was charged with manslaughter in the first degree in violation of § 53a-55 (a) (1) of the General Statutes and, on a trial to the court, was found guilty as charged. He has appealed to this court from the judgment.
Although the defendant has made ten assignments of error, he has briefed only the claim that the court erred in finding that the state had proved the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in that it had failed to prove intent, one of the elements of the crime charged. This claim…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- State v. BittingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1971
- State v. BucanisSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
- State v. SulSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1958
- State v. McDonoughSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
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3Cited by27 opinions
- State v. PiskorskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- State v. MorrillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- State v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- State v. RasmussenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. AvcollieSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
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