Legal Opinion
State v. McDougal
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 8, 1997No. SC 15500; SC 15501PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MCDONALD, J.
After a joint trial before a jury, the defendants, John Ruffin and Charles McDougal, were *504convicted of conspiracy to commit murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-54a (a) and 53a-48 (a).1 Ruffin was also convicted of criminal attempt to commit murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-54a (a) and 53a-49 (a).2 The defendants appealed from the judgment3 of the trial court to the Appellate Court, and we transferred the appeal to this court pursuant to Practice Book § 4023 and General Statutes § 51-199 (c).
On appeal, both defendants claim that: (1) the trial court…
2Cases cited73 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Ramos v. Town of VernonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- State v. MukhtaarSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Rayhall v. Akim Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- State v. RizzoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
- State v. RobertsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
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