Legal Opinion

State v. Johnson

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided May 25, 1999No. AC 18431PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

SPALLONE, J.

The defendant, Vance Johnson, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of the crime of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a.1 The defendant appeals from his conviction of murder alleging insufficient evidence to support the trial court’s instruction on combat by agreement and also complains that the court improperly marshaled the evidence that the defendant and the victim agreed to engage in combat. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The defendant was charged with murder in violation of § 53a-54a and criminal possession of a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. FigueroaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
  2. State v. MarraSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
  3. State v. PollittSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
  4. State v. SilveiraSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
  5. State v. SmallSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Johnson v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
  2. People v. LaraColorado Court of Appeals · 2009
  3. Johnson v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2018
  4. State v. MoralesConnecticut Appellate Court · 2017
  5. Johnson v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013

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