Legal Opinion
State v. Fletcher
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided May 12, 1987No. 4811PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDupont, C. J.
The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, after a jury trial, of manslaughter in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-56a and carrying a pistol without a permit in violation of General Statutes § 29-35. The dispositive claim on appeal is whether the trial court erred by refusing to answer questions of law directed to it, by the jury, in contravention of Practice Book § 864.1 We find error.
The issue in this case is whether, when the trial court receives inquiries from the foreperson of the jury regarding the legal standards applicable to the facts of the case,…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Bollenbach v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- State v. StepneySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- United States v. Theron ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by28 opinions
- State v. TuckerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. FletcherSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- State v. WallaceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- State v. YoungConnecticut Appellate Court · 1992
- State v. VasquezConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
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