Legal Opinion
State v. Spells
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided April 8, 2003No. AC 22730PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WEST, J.
The defendant, Charles Spells, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of three counts of robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-134 (a) (4), and one count of conspiracy to commit robbeiy in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-48 and 53a-134 (a) (4). On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) refused to grant his request for a continuance, in violation of his constitutional right to a fair trial and in abuse of its discretion, (2) denied his motions for a new trial and to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- State v. AndersonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. WhipperSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- State v. MeehanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- In re DodsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
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3Cited by11 opinions
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