Legal Opinion

State v. Decaro

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided February 29, 2000No. SC 15891PublishedCited by 81 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

PALMER, J.

A jury found the defendant, Rita DeCaro, guilty of nine counts of forgery in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-139 (a),1 and not guilty of three counts of larceny in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-123 (a) (4).2 The *232trial court rendered judgment in accordance with the jury verdict,3 and the defendant appealed.4 On appeal, the defendant claims that: (1) the evidence was insufficient to sustain her forgery convictions; (2) her forgery convictions cannot stand because they are inconsistent with her acquittal on the larceny charges;…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Dunn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. State v. HintonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
  3. United States v. Alex J. RaineriCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
  4. Three S. Development Co. v. SantoreSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
  5. State v. ManningSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1971

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3Cited by81 opinions

  1. State v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
  2. State v. KellySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
  3. State v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
  4. State v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
  5. State v. FaganSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006

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