Legal Opinion
State v. Shipman
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 5, 1985No. 12262PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtParskey, J.
The defendant was indicted for murder. Following a jury trial he was convicted of the lesser included crime of manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm. General Statutes § 53a-55a (a).1 On appeal the defendant claims that the court erred in: (1) denying his motion to dismiss the indictment; (2) striking testimony of Fitzeritson Ingram; (3) permitting the cross-examination of Samuel Rose as a hostile witness; (4) instructing the jury on the manslaughter offense; and (5) denying his motion for acquittal. We find no error.
The jury reasonably could have found the following facts. On the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State v. RodriguezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- State v. NardiniSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. GoochSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. ScielzoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- State v. MyersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
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3Cited by29 opinions
- State v. GrahamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. ColtonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. AlvarezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- State v. MarraSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. ArlineSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
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