Legal Opinion
State v. Townsend
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 4, 1975PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLoiselle, J.
The defendant was charged with two counts of assault with intent to murder in violation of General Statutes § 53-12, tried to a jury of twelve, and found guilty of two counts of aggravated assault in violation, of General Statutes § 53-16. He has appealed from the judgment rendered on the verdict assigning various errors which he claimed occurred prior to and during the trial.
The state offered evidence to prove the following: On January 5, 1971, Bridgeport police officers Joseph Convertito and Paul Lengyel were on duty and assigned to gather information on what they deemed to be subversive or…
2Cases cited71 opinions
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- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- State v. HaskinsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. MillerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
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