Legal Opinion
State v. McGann
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 18, 1986No. 12065PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
The defendant was found guilty of capital felony murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54b (2)1 after a trial to a court composed of three *165judges pursuant to General Statutes § 53a-45 (b). The court found no mitigating factor set forth in subsection (f) of General Statutes § 53a-46a2 that would bar *166imposition of the death penalty, nor any aggravating factor set forth in subsection (g) thereof that must be present in order to impose the death penalty. Accordingly, the court sentenced the defendant to life imprisonment in accordance with subsection (e) thereof. On appeal the defendant…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Bouie v. City of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Vasquez v. HillerySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Bell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
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3Cited by57 opinions
- State v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- State v. WebbSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- State v. HintonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. CobbSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- State v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
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