Legal Opinion
State v. Austin
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 31, 1998No. SC 15369PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NORCOTT, J.
The defendant, Richard Austin, was convicted by a jury of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a)1 and carrying a pistol without a permit in violation of General Statutes § 29-35.2 On *228appeal3 from the judgment of the trial court,4 the defendant challenges the propriety of several of the trial court’s jury instructions, as well as the admission of certain identification evidence. Specifically, the defendant claims that the court improperly instructed the jury concerning: (1) the element of intent; (2) consideration of his mitigating evidence of intoxication; (3)…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. KurvinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. BoscarinoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. PrioleauSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. AmarilloSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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3Cited by96 opinions
- State v. FaulknerTennessee Supreme Court · 2005
- State v. LedbetterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- Daley v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- State v. WhipperSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- State v. HodgeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
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