Legal Opinion
State v. Chance
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 13, 1996No. 14871PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCallahan, J.
The defendant, Stanley D. Chance, appeals1 from judgments of conviction rendered by the trial court after a juiy found him guilty of both arson in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-1112 and assault of a correctional officer in violation of General Statutes § 53a-167c.3 The defendant claims that *34the trial court improperly: (1) denied his request for a severance; (2) refused to instruct the jury on a lesser offense than arson in the first degree; (3) permitted a defense witness to be impeached with the fact that he had filed several lawsuits challenging the…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. AshermanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- People v. GeigerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
- State v. WhistnantSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- United States v. John L. MorrowCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by66 opinions
- State v. ColonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- State v. RizzoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- State v. LewisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- State v. CorreaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- State v. BovaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
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