Legal Opinion
State v. Wright
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 29, 1975PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHouse, C. J.
The defendant, Rudolph Wright, was indicted by a grand jury September 20, 1971, for the crime of murder in the first degree in that on July 31, 1971, in Bridgeport, he did wilfully, deliberately, with premeditation and malice aforethought shoot and kill Joseph Brodie, in violation of then § 53-9 of the General Statutes. The defendant pleaded not guilty and elected to be tried by a jury of twelve. The case was tried and the jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree. The defendant was sentenced by the court to life imprisonment, and it is from this judgment that he has…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- State v. VennardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1970
- State v. GuilfoyleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
- State v. StallingsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
- State v. ChesneySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
- State v. SimborskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1936
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. ReedSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- State v. JeustinianoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1977
- State v. PerezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
- State v. JonesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1977
- State v. HarrisonConnecticut Appellate Court · 1993
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