Legal Opinion
State v. DeForge
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 4, 1984No. 10902PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGrillo, J.
The defendant, Donald DeForge, was charged with murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a) and (c). On November 10, 1980, after a trial by a jury of twelve, the defendant was found guilty as charged. After receiving a prison term of twenty-five years to life, the defendant appealed to this court.
The jury could reasonably have found the following facts: The defendant had been employed as a maintenance man at the Hamlet Green Apartments in Windsor prior to the murder. The victim lived in that apartment complex. On the evening of August 9,1979, the defendant and his wife drove to the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Rogers v. RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- State v. PiskorskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- People v. DurrantCalifornia Supreme Court · 1897
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3Cited by36 opinions
- State v. MillerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. TosteSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Gillis v. GillisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- State v. MartinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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