Legal Opinion
State v. Foreshaw
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 10, 1990No. 13304PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHull, J.
A jury found the defendant, Bonnie Jean Foreshaw, guilty of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a),1 of carrying a pistol without a permit in violation of General Statutes § 29-35,2 and of tampering with physical evidence in violation of General Statutes § 53a-155 (a) (l).3 The trial court thereupon sentenced her to a total effective sentence of forty-five years incarceration. On appeal, the defendant claims that: (1) the trial court erred in improperly *542instructing the jury on the affirmative defense of extreme emotional disturbance; (2) the trial court erred in improperly…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- State v. PiskorskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- State v. HinckleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
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3Cited by45 opinions
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- State v. AustinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
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