Legal Opinion
State v. Festo
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 24, 1980PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLoiselle, J.
Each of the defendants, officers in the Stamford police department, was charged with larceny in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-119 and 53a-122 (a) (2) and burglary in the third degree in violation of § 53a-103 (a). A jury found them guilty of first degree larceny but not guilty of third degree burglary. The court sentenced each defendant to three to six years in prison and both defendants appealed.
The defendants raise three issues on appeal: whether the court should have granted their motions for a mistrial or their motions to suppress for failure to disclose…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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3Cited by72 opinions
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