Legal Opinion
State v. Villafane
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 21, 1976PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBogdanski, J.
A jury found the defendant, Maximino Villafane, guilty of murder in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53-9 (repealed, 1969 Public Acts, No. 828, § 214, effective October 1, 1971). In his appeal from the judgment rendered the defendant has raised and briefed issues concerning alleged errors in the court’s denial of several pretrial motions, in its rulings on evidence, and in its charge.
The basic facts of this case, as disclosed by the evidence referred to in the briefs, are summarized below. Other facts which are necessary to our determination of particular issues raised will…
2Cases cited58 opinions
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3Cited by79 opinions
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