State v. Ryan

In a trial to the court, the defendant was found guilty of carrying a concealed weapon upon his person in violation of § 53-206 of the General Statutes and has appealed. His assignments of error attack only the conclusions of the trial court.

The facts are as follows: On August 22, 1961, at about 9:30 p.m., the defendant and one Donald Bigelow were brought into the Willimantic police headquarters. They were asked to remove the contents of their pockets and then were placed in adjoining cells. A short time later, Bigelow started shouting that the defendant wanted to kill himself. Thereupon upon…