Legal Opinion
State v. Crawford
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 7, 1976PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarber, J.
Following a jury trial, the defendant was found guilty of murder. He was sentenced to be imprisoned, and this appeal is taken from the judgment of the court. On appeal the defendant claimed that the court erred in its charge to the jury and that certain statutes violated due process. In his brief, however, he has pursued only the issue of the claimed erroneous jury charge. Any claim of error which is not briefed is considered abandoned. State v. Ruiz, 171 Conn. 264, 265, 368 A.2d 222.
The facts of the homicide were not in substantial dispute. At approximately 11:45 p.m. on December 28, 1973,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Cupp v. NaughtenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
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3Cited by37 opinions
- State v. StepneySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- State v. PiskorskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- State v. CorchadoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. RoySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1977
- State v. TurcioSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
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