Legal Opinion

State v. Henning

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided November 19, 1991No. 13765PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGlass, J.

After a jury trial, the defendant, Shawn Henning, was convicted of felony murder in violation of General Statutes § BSa-Mc.1 The trial court sentenced the defendant to a term of fifty years, and this appeal followed.

On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly: (1) denied his motion for judgment of acquittal because the evidence was insufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was guilty of felony murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54c; and (2) failed to charge the jury on burglary in the third degree2 as a lesser offense included in the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
  2. State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
  3. State v. WhistnantSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
  4. State v. StepneySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
  5. State v. TweedySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. State v. AdamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
  2. Fleming v. GarnettSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
  3. State v. TaylorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
  4. State v. JonesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
  5. State v. MejiaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995

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