Andersen v. State
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Petition for a new trial, upon a conviction of murder in the first degree; brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County, and reserved, upon a finding of the facts, for the advice of this court. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, J.
The petitioner, having been convicted of murder in the first degree, brought his petition to the Superior Court praying for a new trial on three distinct grounds: 1st, for error in charging the jury by the court; 2d, for a verdict against the weight of evidence; and 3d, for newly-discovered evidence. The case is reserved for the advice of this court.
The application in respect to the first two grounds is a novel one. We have no precedent for such a proceeding in our reports.
The statute authorizes the Superior Court to grant new trials for mispleading, the discovery of new evidence, want of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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