Legal Opinion
State v. Dorans
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided October 15, 2002No. SC 16697PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PALMER, J.
The defendant, Richard Dorans, appeals1 from the judgment of conviction,2 following a jury trial, of manslaughter in the second degree3 in violation of General Statutes § 53a-56 (a) (l).4 The defendant claims that the trial court improperly: (1) instructed the jury on the element of causation; (2) instructed the jury on the use of deadly physical force in connection with the defendant’s claim of self-defense; (3) denied the defendant’s motion for judgment of acquittal on the basis of evidentiary insufficiency; (4) failed to conduct an adequate investigation into alleged juror…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. SchiappaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- State v. HodgeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- State v. RamosSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- State v. MunozSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
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3Cited by18 opinions
- State v. SkakelSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- State v. PattersonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- Label Systems Corp. v. Samad AghamohammadiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- State v. SanchezConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
- State v. MoodyConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
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