Legal Opinion

State v. Blackman

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided August 25, 1998No. SC 15401PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

MCDONALD, J.

The defendant, Bryan Blackman,1 was tried by a jury and convicted of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a,2 and felony murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54c.3 He appeals his convictions pursuant to General Statutes § 51-199 (b) (3),4 claiming that: (1) the trial court improperly denied his motion to suppress his statements to the Bristol *549police department, which, he claims, were the tainted fruit of an illegal seizure; (2) the evidence was insufficient to show that he intended to kill the victim; and (3) the trial court gave an improper reasonable…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Nix v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. State v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
  2. State v. ColonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
  3. State v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
  4. State v. BrunettiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
  5. State v. WhipperSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001

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