Legal Opinion
State v. Spates
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 7, 1978PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLongo, J.
The defendant was charged in a four-count information with first degree manslaughter, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-55 (a) (3), with second degree robbery, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-135 (a) (2), and with two counts of first degree unlawful restraint, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-95 (a). The defendant was convicted by a jury and, from the judgment rendered on the verdict, he has appealed claiming that the trial court erred in certain of its instructions to the jury, in its denial of his request for instructions, in its charge concerning the elements of…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- State v. LeopoldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
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