Legal Opinion
State v. Silano
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 11, 1987No. 12909PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
The defendant was convicted after a jury trial of arson in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § SSa-lll.1 In his appeal from the judgment the defendant claims that the trial court erred: (1) in instructing the jury concerning (a) the inferences it might draw from circumstantial evidence and (b) the elements of the crime of arson in the first degree; (2) in allowing the state to ask a question on cross-*771examination concerning his postarrest silence after Miranda warnings had been given; and (3) in denying his motion for a judgment of acquittal filed on the ground that the…
2Cases cited47 opinions
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- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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- Cupp v. NaughtenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Henderson v. KibbeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by39 opinions
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