Legal Opinion
State v. Douglas
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 5, 1987No. 12945PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCallahan, J.
The defendant, Edward Douglas, was charged in an information with attempt to commit robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-491 and 53a-134 (a) (4).2 The charges arose *447from the attempt of a lone black male to rob the South Green branch of the Connecticut National Bank in Hartford on May 1, 1984. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge, electing a jury trial. On April 26, 1985, he was found guilty as charged, and was subsequently sentenced by the trial court to a two year term of imprisonment, the execution of which was suspended, and he was placed on…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- State v. AshermanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- State v. VitaleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. GoochSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. KempSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- State v. CerretaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
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