Legal Opinion
State v. Benton
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 25, 1971PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShapiro, J.
Each defendant was charged in separate informations with a count of breaking and entering in violation of General Statutes § 53-76 1 and a count of larceny involving goods of the value exceeding $250 but not exceeding $2000, in violation of General Statutes § 53-63. 2 After a joint trial to a jury, each, defendant was found guilty of violating § 53-76 and not guilty of violating § 53-63. Each defendant filed a motion to set aside the verdict of guilty as to the first count charged against him and each one also filed a motion for a new trial. Their motions were denied and from the judgments…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Dunn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- State v. HayesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1941
- State v. PundySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
- State v. FoordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
- State v. McDonoughSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
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3Cited by55 opinions
- State v. StepneySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- State v. UbaldiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- State v. RuizSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
- State v. ChetcutiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1977
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
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