Legal Opinion
State v. Foster
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 17, 1987No. 12717PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSantaniello, J.
The defendant, Michael Foster, was convicted in a jury trial of kidnapping in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-94, assault in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-61, and being an accessory to criminally negligent homicide in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-8 and 53a-58. He received an effective sentence of ten years, suspended after six years and five years probation. He claims on appeal that the trial court erred: (1) in instructing the jury on the crime of being an accessory to criminally negligent homicide and in denying his posttrial…
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