Legal Opinion
State v. Bruno
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 26, 1996No. 14851PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNorcott, J.
The defendant, Martyn D. Bruno, was convicted after a trial to a three judge court of one count of murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-54a and 53a-8, and of three counts of tampering with physical evidence in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-155 (a) (1) and SSa-S.1 He received a total effec*517tive sentence of sixty years imprisonment. 2 He now appeals directly to this court pursuant to General Statutes § 51-199 (b).3
The defendant raises several claims on appeal. He first claims that: (1) the trial court improperly concluded that he had failed to make a sufficient preliminary…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Pennsylvania v. RitchieSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- United States v. Valenzuela-BernalSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- State v. StepneySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- State v. SivriSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
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3Cited by72 opinions
- Yates v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
- State v. ColonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- Fink v. GolenbockSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- State v. PeelerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- State v. CobbSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
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