State v. Avcollie

The defendant, Bernard Aveollie, was indicted on November 21, 1975, for the murder of his wife. After a jury trial, the jury returned a verdict of guilty which, at the defendant’s request, was immediately set aside by the trial judge, who rendered a judgment of acquittal. The state, with permission of the trial court pursuant to General Statutes § 54-96, appealed the judgment to this court. After a review of the record, we concluded that it supported the jury’s verdict. We therefore found error, set aside the judgment of the trial court, reinstated the jury verdict, and remanded the case with…