State v. Cobb
Supreme Court of Connecticut
1Opinion of the CourtBorden, J.
The defendant, Sedrick Cobb, who has appealed from the judgment of conviction of capital felony and from the imposition of the death sentence following that conviction, has moved1 for enlargement of the class of similar cases that we will consider in determining whether his death sentence is justified in light of the prohibition against disproportionality provided by General Statutes § 53a-46b (b) (3).2 In his *738motion, the defendant requests that we consider “all cases prosecuted in Connecticut after October 1,1973, in which a capital felony could have been charged pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat.…
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2Cases cited67 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Pulley v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by34 opinions
- State v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- State v. ColonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- State v. WebbSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- State v. CobbSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- State v. RossSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
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