Legal Opinion
State v. Ferrell
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 9, 1983No. 11232PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpeziale, C. J.
The defendant, Larry Ferrell, was indicted by a grand jury for murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a. After a trial to a jury of twelve before Spallone, J., he was convicted as charged and sentenced to a term of fifteen years to life in prison. From that judgment he appealed to this court, claiming: (1) that the trial court erred in admitting testimony concerning telephone conversations between the defendant and his attorney which were overheard by police officers; and (2) that the state failed to present evidence from which an intent to kill could be inferred.
The jury could…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Malloy v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by73 opinions
- State v. StepneySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- State v. MarsalaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Cologne v. Westfarms AssociatesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- State v. KimbroSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. StoddardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
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