Legal Opinion
State v. Sostre
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 30, 2002No. SC 16670PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SULLIVAN, C. J.
The sole issue in this appeal is the proper construction of General Statutes § 53a-46a (i) (6),1 which provides that one of the aggravating factors *113to be considered in determining whether a defendant *114convicted of a capital felony shall be sentenced to death is whether “the defendant committed the offense as consideration for the receipt, or in expectation of the receipt, of anything of pecuniary value . . . .” The trial court concluded that the aggravating factor applies only to killings that are an essential prerequisite to obtaining something of pecuniary value and,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- McDonald v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- State v. RossSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. ClarkArizona Supreme Court · 1980
- State v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Missouri · 1983
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3Cited by21 opinions
- State v. CourchesneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
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- State v. HigginsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- State v. NowellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- State v. YoungsConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
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