Legal Opinion

State v. Grasso

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided February 1, 1977PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLoiselle, J.

The defendants, Frank M. Grasso and Frank J. Pastore, were found guilty, on a trial to a jury, of arson in violation of former § 53-82 of the General Statutes1 in connection with a fire on November 16, 1968, in an unoccupied two-family house located at 75 Shepard Street in New Haven, Connecticut. Both defendants have appealed from the judgments rendered on the verdicts, and their appeals were consolidated by leave of court.

After argument on the appeal, the defendant Pastore died. The appeal is therefore moot as to him. State v. Granata, 162 Conn. 653, 289 A.2d 385; State v. Raffone, 161 Conn.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Wardius v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. State v. MoynahanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
  5. State v. AnnunziatoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. State v. RodriguezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
  2. State v. StorlazziSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
  3. State v. ReddickSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
  4. State v. PackardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
  5. State v. DolphinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985

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