Legal Opinion
State v. Young
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 27, 1983No. 10792PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
After a jury trial the defendant was found guilty of felony murder in violation of General Statutes § SSa-Mc1 and of arson in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-lll (a).2 In his appeal from that judgment he claims error: (1) in the instructions to the jury explaining the phrase “and in furtherance of such crime” as used in § 53a-54c; (2) in the allowance of an amendment during trial to the information charging arson in the first degree; (3) in the charge upon the presumption of sanity; (4) in the denial of a motion to suppress confessions of the defendant claimed to have…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by56 opinions
- State v. WaltonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- State v. RodgersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. HernandezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
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