Legal Opinion
State v. Pastet
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 30, 1964PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, J.
The defendant has appealed from his conviction by a jury of murder in the first degree. He has filed four assignments of error which will be discussed seriatim.
The defendant’s offense was committed in the perpetration of a robbery. See General Statutes § 53-9. His defense was based on the claim that, when he accosted his victim, he was overcome by such an irresistible impulse that he lacked the legal capacity to commit the crime of which he was charged and that he was not guilty by reason of insanity.
The first assignment of error is directed to one paragraph of the charge. The court, in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. DonahueSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
- State v. WadeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1921
- State v. WhitesideSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1961
- Dortch v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
- State v. TaborskySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1953
3Cited by13 opinions
- State v. VennardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1970
- State v. HolmquistSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1977
- State v. BabinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- State v. DavisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1969
- State v. PastetSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
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