Legal Opinion
State v. Beccia
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 4, 1986No. 12550PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCallahan, J.
The defendant, Keith Beccia, was charged in a substitute information with arson in the first degree in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1981) § 53a-lll (a) (2)1 and conspiracy to commit arson in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-482 and 53a-lll (a) (2). The charges stemmed from a fire which destroyed the Night Owl Cafe Club in Wolcott on March 7, 1982. The defendant was an owner of the business and a lessee of the building.
After a trial to the court, the defendant was found not guilty of arson in the first degree, but guilty of conspiracy to commit arson in the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Iannelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- State v. DeMatteoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- People v. HornCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- United States v. CuestaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- People v. BackusCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
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3Cited by66 opinions
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