Legal Opinion
State v. Castonguay
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 4, 1984No. 10554; 11166PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtParskey, J.
On November 21, 1977, in a wooded residential area of Plainville, Connecticut, Plainville police officer Robert M. Holcomb was found lying on the ground with four bullet wounds in his body. Less than an hour later he was pronounced dead. On Febru*418ary 28, 1978, a Hartford county grand jury returned a two count indictment charging the defendant with capital felony for the intentional murder of a police officer engaged in the performance of his duties, in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-54a (a) and (c)1 and 53a-54b,2 and with felony murder for causing the death while in the course of and in…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Taylor v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by65 opinions
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. CoutureSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- State v. BoscarinoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. LammeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
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