Legal Opinion
State v. Birch
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 30, 1991No. 13751PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCallahan, J.
The defendant, Ralph Birch, was charged in a substitute information with the crime of felony murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54c.1 After a trial to a jury, he was found guilty of the crime charged and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of fifty-five years. The felony murder charge arose out of the burglary of a house in New Milford committed on December 2,1985. In the course of the burglary, Everett Carr, a sixty-five year old man living in the house, was stabbed to death.2
On appeal, the defendant argues that his conviction should be vacated and a new trial ordered because…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Moran v. BurbineSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- McNeil v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by18 opinions
- State v. LewisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- State v. FergusonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- State v. JoyceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. ANGEL T.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- State v. CasanovaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
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