Legal Opinion
State v. Delvalle
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 24, 1999No. SC 15863PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PALMER, J.
After a jury trial, the defendant, Jose Delvalle, was convicted of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a)1 and conspiracy to commit murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-54a (a)
*468and 53a-48.2 The trial court rendered judgment in accordance with the jury verdict,3 and the defendant appealed to this court.4 On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly instructed the jury on the presumption of innocence and reasonable doubt in violation of his rights under the sixth5 and fourteenth6 amendments to the United States constitution. We reject…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. HinesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
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3Cited by57 opinions
- State v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- State v. LedbetterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- State v. LawrenceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
- State v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- State v. WhipperSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
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