Legal Opinion
State v. Buteau
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 16, 1949PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMaltbie, C. J.
The defendant was found guilty of murder in the first degree and has appealed to this court. The state claimed: On October 25, 1946, the manager of a store in Meriden, James A. Leach, was killed. The defendant and Albert Berard had entered the store just before closing time with the intent to secure the proceeds of that day’s sales; they concealed themselves on a lower floor near a rear door until it was locked; they then proceeded to a room on an upper floor where they found Leach; both men were armed; when Leach started to call for help, both men shot, and four bullets struck him; and these…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Ashcraft v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by26 opinions
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