Legal Opinion
State v. Dolphin
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 31, 1979PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpeziale, J.
The defendant, Dennis Dolphin, was charged in a two-count information with burglary in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-101 (a) (1) and robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §53a-134 (a) (2). After a jury trial he was found guilty of the crimes as charged, and judgment was rendered on the verdict. The defendant has appealed from that judgment.
The charges were predicated on an incident which occurred in New Haven during the evening of April 22, 1975. The facts may be briefly summarized as follows: A man, posing as a magazine salesman, rang the bell…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HofferMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- United States v. Marion Knuckles, Rose Smith and Raymond BrownCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Michael E. QuintoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Casalo v. ClaroSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1960
- Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. Board of Tax ReviewSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1971
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3Cited by43 opinions
- State v. HinesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- State v. RodgersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. PollittSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. OuelletteSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- State v. CohaneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
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