Legal Opinion
State v. Ferrara
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 23, 1979PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLongo, J.
The defendant, Francis Ferrara, was indicted by a grand jury and charged with murder, in violation of § 53a-54a of the General Statutes, to which offense he pleaded not guilty. His jury trial in the Superior Court resulted in a conviction of manslaughter in the first degree, based on the defendant’s part in the knife slaying of Martin R. Blizzard on the night of December 31, 1973. The trial court denied the defendant’s motion to set aside the verdict, rendered judgment of guilty, and sentenced the defendant to serve a term of not less than eight nor more than twenty years in prison. The…
2Cases cited53 opinions
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3Cited by55 opinions
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