Legal Opinion
State v. Aparo
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 11, 1992No. 14443PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The principal issue in this appeal is whether the principles of double jeopardy and collateral estoppel prohibit the state from retrying, on a charge of conspiracy to commit murder, a defendant who has been acquitted of a charge of accessory to murder. The defendant, Karin Aparo, was charged with one count of murder as an accessory in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-54a (a)1 and 53a-8,2 and one count of con*386spiracy to commit murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-48 (a)3 and 53a-54a (a). A jury acquitted her of the accessory charge but could not reach a verdict on the conspiracy…
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- United States v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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