Legal Opinion

State v. Litman

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided June 28, 1927PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHaines, J.

This appeal is based upon the denial of the defendants’ motion to set aside the verdicts of guilty, the refusal of the trial court to charge as requested by the defendants, and upon exceptions to a certain portion of the charge as made.

The first reason of appeal requires us to determine whether, upon all the evidence before it, the jury could reasonably have reached the conclusion that these defendants were guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of an assault with intent to kill and murder.

A study of all the evidence satisfies us that the jury would have been justified in finding the following…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State v. FerroneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1922
  2. State v. RomeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1894
  3. State v. TaylorSupreme Court of Vermont · 1896
  4. State v. BlockSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1913
  5. State v. McGuireSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1911

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. State v. FoordSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1955
  2. State v. RasmussenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
  3. State v. DeJesusSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
  4. State v. GuilfoyleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
  5. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1954

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