Legal Opinion
State v. Perez
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided March 31, 1987No. 4548PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDaly, J.
The defendant in this case was charged in a two part information with burglary in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § SSa-lOS1 and with being a persistent serious felony offender in violation of General Statutes § 53a-40 (b).2 After a trial by a jury, *281the defendant was found guilty of the first count. He then pleaded guilty to the second part of the information.
The defendant claims on appeal that the trial court violated his state and federal rights to due process when it improperly charged the jury on circumstantial evidence, inferences and burden of proof, thereby…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by30 opinions
- State v. ColemanConnecticut Appellate Court · 1988
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