Legal Opinion

State v. Tucker

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided November 18, 1986No. 4797PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDaly, J.

In this appeal from a conviction of the crime of being an accessory to assault in the second degree, in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-60 (a) (2) and 53a-8, the defendant raises three claims of error: (1) that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction; (2) that the court erred in refusing to charge that General Statutes § 53a-8 does not apply to an accessory after the fact; and (3) that the court erred in refusing to charge that proof of intent to employ a dangerous instrument was required under General Statutes § 53a-60 (a) (2).1

The jury could reasonably have found the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. State v. KurvinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
  2. State v. GaynorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
  3. State v. BittingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1971
  4. State v. PundySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
  5. State v. MillerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. State v. HigginsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
  2. State v. BaskinsConnecticut Appellate Court · 1987
  3. State v. AponteConnecticut Appellate Court · 1998
  4. State v. MillerConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
  5. State v. WashingtonConnecticut Appellate Court · 1988

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