Legal Opinion
State v. Hawthorne
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 26, 1978PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpeziale, J.
The defendant, Louis Hawthorne, who was charged with robbery in the first degree, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-134 (a) (4), for the robbery of a Greenwich gas station, was found guilty by a jury of the lesser included offense of robbery in the second degree, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-135 (a) (2). On appeal the defendant contends that: (1) the failure of the court to suppress the confession of the defendant was error, because it was made involuntarily and under duress; and (2) the court’s denial of his motion for mistrial was error, because the remarks made by the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by44 opinions
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