State v. Washelesky
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Indictment for murder in the first degree, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and tried to the jury before Robinson, J.; verdict and judgment of guilty, and appeal by the accused.
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant was found guilty of murder in the first degree, and moved that the verdict be set aside as against the evidence. The motion was overruled. His exceptions to this ruling are founded upon two grounds: first, that the evidence failed to establish the death of Peter Lukaszevitz, for the murder of whom he was indicted, and second, that the evidence failed to so connect the defendant with such death, if it had been proved, as to exclude every reasonable hypothesis of his innocence. The evidence by which the State claimed to have proved that the body was that of Lukaszevitz was wholly…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1881
- State v. KellySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1904
- Hennessy v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1902
- People v. . PalmerNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- State v. LaudanoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1902
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3Cited by19 opinions
- State v. FerroneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1921
- State v. CaseWashington Supreme Court · 1956
- State v. FrostSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1926
- State v. DelVecchioSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- State v. BentonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1971
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