Legal Opinion

State v. Cascone

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided February 5, 1985No. 11527PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.

The narrow issue presented by this appeal is the scope of the attorney-client privilege of an accomplice who testifies at a criminal trial. The defendant, Thomas Cascone, was charged in a two-count substitute information with robbery in the first *185degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-134 (a) (4),1 and with conspiracy to commit robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-48.2 After a jury trial, the defendant was found guilty as charged on both counts and judgment was rendered accordingly. The defendant appeals from that judgment.

The jury could have reasonably…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Hearn v. RhayDistrict Court, E.D. Washington · 1975
  2. State v. ReedSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
  3. Grand Trunk Western R. Co. v. HW Nelson Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1941
  4. Ohio-Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co. v. KaplanDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1980
  5. State v. FerraraSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. State v. RossSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
  2. In Re Grand Jury SubpoenaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
  3. Olson v. Accessory Controls & Equipment Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
  4. State v. ToweryArizona Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Ullmann v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994

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