Legal Opinion
State v. Woods
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 18, 1995No. 15169PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCallahan, J.
The defendant, Michael Woods, was convicted after a jury trial of the crime of escape in the first degree in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1991) § 53a-169 (a) (2).1 The defendant appealed from the judgment of the trial court to the Appellate Court, and we transferred the appeal to this court pursuant to Practice Book § 4023 and General Statutes § 51-199 (c). We reverse the judgment of the trial court.
The sole issue in this appeal is whether the trial court properly instructed the jury that the defendant, a convicted felon who had been transferred to a “community residence” to…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- State v. KurvinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. SinclairSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. RoqueSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- State v. FlemingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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3Cited by13 opinions
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