Legal Opinion
State v. Jones
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 24, 1984No. 10644PublishedCited by 140 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
The principal issue in this case is whether the defendant’s conviction for felony murder must be reversed because the trial judge erred in instructing the jury on the statutory defense of insanity. The defendant, Reginald Jones, was charged by indictment on February 22,1979, with felony murder, in violation of General Statutes §53a-54c.1 The jury returned a verdict of guilty and the trial court rendered judgment in accordance with the verdict. The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction.
*73The jury might reasonably have found the following facts. In the early afternoon of December…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by140 opinions
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- State v. WebbSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- State v. BoscarinoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. HinckleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. PinnockSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
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