Legal Opinion

State v. Mele

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided November 10, 1953PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtInglis, C. J.

Upon an information charging an assault with intent to murder, the defendant was convicted of assault with intent to kill. From that conviction he has appealed, assigning several errors in the eharge, one of which is that the court failed to instruct the jury that they might bring in a verdict of guilty of aggravated assault.

The information charged that “Andrew Mele did commit an assault upon one Henrietta Amici Mele, with intent to murder her, against the peace, and contrary to the Statute Section 8356 in such case made and provided.” The state claimed to have proved that on the night of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. DiLorenzoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
  2. State v. MonteSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1944
  3. State v. BuonomoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1913
  4. The People v. CasslerIllinois Supreme Court · 1928
  5. Barnum v. BarnumSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1832

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. WhistnantSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
  2. State v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
  3. State v. RafanelloSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1964
  4. State v. DevineSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
  5. State v. DavisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1954

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