Legal Opinion
State v. Velasco
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 16, 2000No. SC 16134PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KATZ, J.
The principal issue raised by this appeal1 is whether General Statutes § 53-202k2 permits the trial court, rather than the jury, to find that a defendant, who was convicted by a jury of a class A, B or C felony, had used a firearm in the commission of such felony. The defendant, Victor Velasco, was charged with the crimes of felony murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54c3 and conspiracy to commit robbery in the first *213degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-48 (a) and 53a-134 (a) (3).4 He also was charged under § 53-2021c with committing robbery in the first…
2Cases cited57 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Neder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
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3Cited by83 opinions
- State v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- State v. ColonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- State v. SalamonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- State v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- State v. FergusonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
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