Legal Opinion

State v. Tinsley

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided July 1, 1980PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLoiselle, J.

The defendant was convicted by a jury of robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-134 (a) (2),1 and of carrying a pistol without a permit in violation of General Statutes § 29-35.2 The defendant appealed from the judgment rendered claiming error in four respects.

The evidence presented and relied on by the parties in support of their claims is as follows: On the night of November 19, 1977, Hector Diaz, Graylan Bartley and Dwayne Bennett, all of whom were sailors home on a weekend pass, went to a party at the Pequonnock Apartments in Bridgeport. Upon their arrival,…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. State v. WhistnantSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
  5. United States v. Robert P. Marchand, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978

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3Cited by52 opinions

  1. State v. PinnockSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
  2. State v. CorchadoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
  3. State v. PackardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
  4. State v. IngramSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1985
  5. State v. ChildreeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983

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