Legal Opinion
State v. Simms
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 25, 1986No. 12663PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The principal issue in this criminal appeal is the defendant’s claim that the state unconstitutionally suppressed exculpatory information. The defendant, Floyd Simms, was charged by indictment with the crime of felony murder, in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-54c and 53a-54a (c).1 After a trial to a jury, he was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals from the judgment of this conviction. We find no error.
The jury could reasonably have found the following facts. The dead body of seventy-five year old Theodore *397Mclnnis was discovered on the grounds of St. Joseph’s…
2Cases cited59 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by57 opinions
- Dunham v. DunhamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. BoscarinoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. JarzbekSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. RasmussenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. CorreaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
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