Legal Opinion
State v. DeJesus
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 4, 1984No. 11499PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArthur H. Healey, J.
The defendant was convicted by a jury of two counts of manslaughter in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-55 (a). On appeal, he claims that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence three black and white photographs of the victims taken at the scene of the crime and in its charge to the jury on the issue of self-defense.1
*378The jury could reasonably have found the following facts: The defendant resided at 209 Barbour Street, Hartford. The victims, Carmen Martinez and Jorge L. (Luis) Martinez, Sr.,2 lived at the rear of 209 Barbour Street. The defendant was the brother…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- State v. PiskorskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Brown v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- State v. RodriguezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
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3Cited by74 opinions
- State v. PrioleauSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. KellySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- State v. MoralesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. KingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- State v. WilsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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