Legal Opinion
State v. Mahmood
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 3, 1969PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlcorn, J.
The defendant shot and killed a man and was convicted, by a jury, of murder in the second degree. He has appealed from the judgment rendered on the verdict, and the only issue pursued on the appeal is a ruling on evidence. The defendant claims that the court erroneously excluded inquiry concerning a conversation which had taken place between the defendant and two of the state’s witnesses some time before the date of the shooting from which the defendant wished to show that the two witnesses were biased against him.
None of the circumstances concerning the shooting appear in the finding, which…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Casalo v. ClaroSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1960
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- Heating Acceptance Corporation v. PattersonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1965
- State v. TowlesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
- State v. LuzziSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- State v. TaltonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. ReedSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- Birgel v. HeintzSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
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