Legal Opinion
State v. Breton
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 24, 2003No. SC 15876PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SULLIVAN, C. J.
The defendant, Robert J. Breton, Sr., appeals from a sentence of death imposed after his conviction of capital felony in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1987) § 53a-54b (8).1 The defendant was charged with one count of capital felony and two counts of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a)2 for the intentional killings of his former wife, JoAnn Breton, and his son, Robert J. Breton, Jr. After a jury convicted the defendant of all counts, a separate sentencing hearing was conducted pursuant to General Statutes (Rev. to 1995) § 53a-46a,3 at which the…
2Cases cited58 opinions
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3Cited by35 opinions
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