Legal Opinion
State v. Torwich
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided June 27, 1995No. 13522PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSchaller, J.
The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of assault of a peace officer in violation of General Statutes § 53a-167c (a) (l),1 breach of the peace in violation of General Statutes § 53a-181 (a) (l),2 and threatening in violation of General Statutes § 53a-62 (a) (1) and (2).3 The defendant claims that (1) the trial court improperly instructed the jury that it could consider constitutionally protected speech in determining whether he was guilty of the charge of breach of the peace, (2) the state presented insufficient evidence of “intent to terrorize…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. StepneySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- State v. RodriguezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- State v. IndrisanoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
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3Cited by13 opinions
- State v. CasanovaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- State v. MarsalaConnecticut Appellate Court · 1997
- State v. DowneyConnecticut Appellate Court · 1997
- State v. WatsonConnecticut Appellate Court · 1998
- State v. CrudupConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
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