Legal Opinion
State v. Rodriguez
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided May 22, 2001No. AC 20827PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FOTI, J.
The defendant, Edgar Rodriguez, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a.1 On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly instructed the jury on (1) proof beyond a reasonable doubt and (2) the element of intent. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The jury reasonably could have found the following facts. On June 24, 1993, at approximately 4 p.m., the victim, Jose Rivera, was found shot to death in the front hallway of a two story house on Kossuth Street in Bridgeport. His…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- State v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- State v. AustinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
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