Legal Opinion
State v. Spencer
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 4, 1986No. 11509PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
After a jury trial the defendant was convicted of felony murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54c. In her appeal from the judgment she claims error: (1) in the denial of her motion for an acquittal which was based on a claim of insufficiency of the evidence; (2) in the admission of statements by an alleged coparticipant that implicated her in the crime; and (3) in charging the jury upon the necessity for involvement of the defendant in the underlying felony of robbery as a prerequisite for the crime of felony murder.1 We find no error.
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Although she maintains that the evidence of her…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by11 opinions
- State v. LeecanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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- State v. PelletierSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
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