Legal Opinion

State v. Bill

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided November 3, 1959PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, J.

The defendant was found guilty of the crime of indecent exposure in a trial to the court and has appealed. He claims that the state did not prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, that the evidence was insufficient to warrant conviction, and that the state failed to sustain the burden of proof as to the alibi he offered. These claims raise but one question: On all the evidence, was the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the crime charged?

The procedure followed on this appeal did not properly present the question for review. In a criminal case tried to the court in which the sole…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. State v. FrostSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1926
  2. State v. CianfloneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1923
  3. State v. CoulombeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1956
  4. State v. BrauneisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1911
  5. Starkel v. Edward Balf Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1955

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
  2. State v. MullingsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
  3. State v. HodgeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
  4. State v. HolmesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1970
  5. State v. NashSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962

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