Legal Opinion
State v. Whistnant
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 12, 1980PublishedCited by 223 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLoiselle, J.
The defendant John Whistnant was charged with robbery in the first degree in violation of Public Acts 1975, No. 75-411, %1 (a) (2), now General Statutes § 53a-134 (a) (2), 1 larceny in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-124 (a) (l), 2 and carrying a pistol without a permit in violation of General Statutes §§ 29-35 and 29-37. 3 He pleaded not guilty and elected to be tried by a jury of six. The jury found the defendant guilty as charged on the first and third counts of the information, and guilty of the lesser offense of larceny in the fourth degree as included in the…
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