Legal Opinion
Asherman v. Meachum
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided May 1, 1990No. Civ. H-88-579 (JAC)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON OBJECTIONS TO MAGISTRATE’S RECOMMENDED RULING ON A PETITION FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, District Judge:
On October 31, 1978, petitioner was indicted, under C.G.S. § 53a-54a(a), 1 for the murder of Michael Aranow. After a twenty-six day trial and a week of deliberation, on August 13,1979, the jury acquitted petitioner of murder under C.G.S. § 53a-54a(a) and convicted him of manslaughter in the first degree under C.G.S. § 53a-55(a)(2). 2 As recounted by the Con necticut Supreme Court, the jury could reasonably have found that “some unexplained emotion or circumstance,…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Schmuck v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Keeble v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- William Daye v. Attorney General of the State of New York and Eugene Le Fevre, Superintendent, Greenhaven Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- State v. AshermanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Beverly A. Seymour v. Diane Walker,respondent-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Steven M. Asherman v. Larry Meachum, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- State v. SchmidtOhio Court of Appeals · 1995
- Steven M. Asherman v. Larry Meachum, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
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