Legal Opinion
State v. Burney
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 22, 1983No. 10702PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpeziale, C. J.
The defendant was charged with sexual assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-71 (a) (3),1 and with incest, in violation of General Statutes $53a-191 (a).2 Tried before a jury in November, 1980, the defendant was acquitted of the crime of incest but found guilty of sexual assault in the second degree. The defendant appeals from the judgment rendered following that conviction, claiming, inter alia, that the trial court erred in denying the defendant’s motion for acquittal because the state failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was “responsible…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- State v. KurvinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
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3Cited by17 opinions
- State v. SnookSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- United Illuminating Co. v. GroppoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- State v. MilumSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. LinaresSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. MattioliSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
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