Legal Opinion
State v. Galarza
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided September 12, 2006No. AC 26646PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FLYNN, J.
A jury found the defendant, Luis Galarza, guilty of two counts of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a) and one count of capital felony in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54b (8).2 The trial court merged the two counts of murder into the count of capital felony and sentenced the defendant to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. The defendant appealed to our Supreme Court, which transferred the appeal to this court pursuant to General Statutes § 51-199 (c).
On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court denied him the constitutional…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- State v. GeislerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- California v. TybergSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. WhelanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. StevensonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
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3Cited by17 opinions
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