Legal Opinion
State v. Zayas
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 9, 1985No. 10763PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtParskey, J.
The defendant was convicted by a jury of the crime of attempted burglary in the second degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-1021 and 53a-49.2 In his appeal the defendant challenges (1) the reopening of the state’s case as an abuse of discretion and as a violation of the prohibition against double jeopardy; (2) the court’s instructions on the intent to commit a *613crime within a dwelling; (3) the instruction on the substantial step element of a criminal attempt; and (4) the sufficiency of the evidence. We find no error.
We consider the defendant’s claims in the factual context of the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Cupp v. NaughtenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- State v. KurvinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. JohnsonWashington Supreme Court · 1983
- State v. WatsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- The People v. JohnsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1963
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3Cited by75 opinions
- Gazo v. City of StamfordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- State v. SinclairSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. HuffordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. CrespoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
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