Legal Opinion
State v. Northrop
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 9, 1990No. 13513PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCallahan, J.
The defendant, Scott Northrop, was charged with the crime of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a.1 He was tried to a jury and con*407victed. The trial court subsequently sentenced him to a term of imprisonment of forty-five years. The defendant does not contest the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain his conviction. He claims, rather, that the trial court erred in failing to suppress statements he made to the New Haven police and in failing to suppress tangible evidence derived therefrom. He also claims that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a new trial because of…
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