Legal Opinion
State v. Jones
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided September 26, 1995No. 13442PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLavery, J.
The defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction, after a jury trial, of two counts of assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (1) and (3),1 respectively. The defendant was also convicted of carrying a pistol without a permit in violation of General Statutes § 29-35, but does not challenge that conviction on appeal. The defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) instructed the jury on the issue of self-defense, and (2) admitted into evidence a photograph of the victim taken immediately before she had undergone surgery.
The jury could have…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. PiskorskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- State v. DeJesusSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- State v. BemberSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
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3Cited by11 opinions
- State v. George B.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- State v. SingletonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- State v. WatsonConnecticut Appellate Court · 1998
- State v. AbrahamConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- Gladstone, Schwartz, Baroff & Blum v. HovhannissianConnecticut Appellate Court · 1999
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