Legal Opinion

State v. Garrison

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided May 12, 1987No. 12731PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.

The basic issue in this appeal is the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction of the defendant, Jessie Garrison, after a trial to the court, of manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-55 (a) (1) and 53a-55a (a).1 When this case was first appealed one year ago, we remanded for further articulation by the trial court of its reasons for rejecting the two defenses on which the defendant had relied, self-defense under General Statutes § 53a-192 and defense of premises *468under General Statutes § 53a-20.3 State v. Garrison, 199 Conn. 383,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. State v. ScielzoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
  2. State v. GabrielSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
  3. State v. CorchadoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
  4. State v. BraxtonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
  5. State v. DeJesusSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. PinnockSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
  2. State v. LewisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
  3. State v. StanleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
  4. State v. JarrettSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
  5. State v. CruzConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003

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