Legal Opinion

State v. Johnson

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided December 12, 2017No. AC37859PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKahn, J.

The defendant, Anthony Johnson, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of robbery in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-135(a)(1)(B), and conspiracy to commit robbery in the second degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-48 and 53a-135. 1 On appeal, the defendant claims that the jury found him guilty on the basis of uncorroborated accomplice testimony, which, as a matter of law, is insufficient evidence to sustain a conviction. In making this argument, the defendant acknowledges that Supreme Court precedent must be overturned for him…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
  2. California v. TybergSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. State v. WhelanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
  4. State v. KitchensSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
  5. State v. PierreSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2019
  2. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2018
  3. State v. SimmonsConnecticut Appellate Court · 2019
  4. State of Tennessee v. Tony Thomas and LaRonda TurnerTennessee Supreme Court · 2024
  5. State v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2019

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