Legal Opinion
State v. McCoy
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided August 23, 2005No. AC 25212PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HARPER, J.
The defendant, Dester G. McCoy, appeals from the judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of reckless manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-55a (a) and 53a-55 (a) (3).1 The defendant claims that the evidence does not support the conviction because it did not support a finding that he acted under circumstances evincing an extreme indifference to human life.2 We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The jury reasonably could have found that, at approximately 5 a.m., on April 8, 2001, the defendant went to the apartment…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- State v. SpatesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- State v. ColonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
- State v. HolmesConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
- State v. BestConnecticut Appellate Court · 2000
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3Cited by13 opinions
- State v. AvilesConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
- State v. John B.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2007
- State v. WadeConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
- State v. PeayConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
- State v. WellsConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
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