Legal Opinion
State v. Aversa
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 3, 1985No. 11539PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSantaniello, J.
After a jury trial, the defendant, Benny Aversa, was convicted of attempted robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-134 (a) and 53a-49. He was sentenced to a term of not less than eight nor more than sixteen years.
The jury could reasonably have found the following facts: The defendant and a male companion entered a *687liquor store in Stamford at about 4 p.m. on September 29,1977. The store was located on Prospect Street, approximately 300 yards from the town’s police station. The defendant was in the store for around ten or twelve minutes. During that time, the…
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3Cited by52 opinions
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