Legal Opinion
State v. Daniels
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 22, 1988No. 12948; 12963PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The principal issue in these appeals, after a remand for articulation, is whether the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing the penalty-phase of a death penalty proceeding pursuant to General Statutes (Rev. to 1983) § 53a-46a,1 and in impos*228ing a life sentence, after the jury was unable to reach a unanimous decision on the existence of a mitigating *229factor. In State v. Daniels, 207 Conn. 374, 394-96, 542 A.2d 306 (1988) (Daniels I), this court determined that such disagreement authorized the trial court to declare a mistrial. Because we were, however, unclear about the reasoning…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Maynard v. CartwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- State v. NardiniSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. ScielzoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
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3Cited by41 opinions
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