Legal Opinion
State v. Crenshaw
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 7, 1989No. 13178PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCovello, J.
The defendant, Marshall Crenshaw, appeals from his conviction of murder in violation of General Statutes § SSa-Ma.1 The relevant facts are as follows.
On April 21, 1985, the defendant was arrested and charged with the murder of his ten month old daughter, Dale-Lyn Nichole Crenshaw. Following a hearing in probable cause, the defendant pleaded not guilty and elected to be tried by a jury. On December 16, 1985, the trial court, Stoughton, J., ordered a competency evaluation for the defendant pursuant to General Statutes § 54-56d.2 The evaluation was conducted by a clinical team from the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Wood v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Nix v. WhitesideSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by25 opinions
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- Taylor v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
- State v. AndrewsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- State v. LeeConnecticut Appellate Court · 1993
- State v. BetheaConnecticut Appellate Court · 1991
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