Legal Opinion
State v. Scognamiglio
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 6, 1987No. 12221PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCallahan, J.
The defendant, Ciro Scognamiglio, was charged in two separate indictments with murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a, and with felony murder in violation of General Statutes § ñSa-bác.1 The indictment for felony murder charged that the defendant, together with Michael Oczkowski, “did commit robbery, and in the course of and in furtherance of such robbery said participants or either one of them did cause the death of Jose Rodriguez, not a participant in said robbery . . . .” After a jury trial, the defendant was acquitted of murder, but convicted of felony murder and sentenced to a…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- Cole v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- State v. KurvinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. CoutureSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
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3Cited by65 opinions
- State v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. WhipperSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- State v. HuffordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. MarraSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- State v. EspositoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
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