Legal Opinion

State v. Pecciulis

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided March 8, 1911PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Indictment for murder in the first degree, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and tried to the jury before Williams, Jverdict and judgment of guilty of murder in the second degree as to Pecciulis, and of manslaughter as to Sophie Kritchman, from which the former appealed.

1Opinion of the CourtRoraback, J.

It appears that the following facts were sworn to by witnesses for the State and admitted by the defendants: About noon on the 18th day of September, 1909, Bronislow Kulvinskas was found lying upon the ground in a secluded place near Waterbury, covered with blood, in a dying condition from the effects of twelve bullet wounds in different parts of his body, and also with a deep gash or cut in the neck extending nearly from ear to ear. Kulvinskas .was removed to the Waterbury hospital where he died about half past eight in the evening from a shock and hemorrhage occasioned by the bullet wounds…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Turner's Appeal From ProbateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1899
  2. State v. CareySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1904
  3. State v. GriswoldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1900
  4. Nies v. BroadheadNew York Supreme Court · 1894

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. HayesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1941
  2. State v. CariSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
  3. State v. TurcioSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
  4. State v. MurphySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1938
  5. State v. RyersonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986

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