Legal Opinion
State v. Brewer
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 31, 2007No. SC 17353PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NORCOTT, J.
The defendant, John Brewer, appeals 1 from the judgment of conviction rendered by the trial court, following a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a) 2 and criminal possession of a firearm in violation of General Statutes § 53a-217 (a) (1). 3 On appeal, the defendant’s sole claim is that, pursuant to State v. Sawyer, 227 Conn. 566, 576, 630 A.2d 1064 (1993), 4 the trial court improperly instructed the jury that it must unanimously acquit the defendant of the murder charge before it properly could consider a lesser included charge of first degree…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. WhistnantSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- State v. HerringSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. OrtizSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- State v. FabricatoreSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
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3Cited by21 opinions
- State v. KitchensSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
- State v. HamptonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- State v. OuelletteSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
- State v. EbronSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- State v. HolnessSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
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