Legal Opinion
State v. Vitale
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 10, 1985No. 10522PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCallahan, J.
On September 18,1978, a grand jury for Litchfield county indicted the defendant, John E. Vitale, Jr., and three codefendants, Stanley Chenkus, Joseph LeBlanc and James Calca, for two counts of felony murder in violation of General Statutes § ñSa-Mc1 in connection with the deaths of Bruce M. Gilbert and Henry J. Kulesza. The defendant pleaded not guilty to both counts of the indictment and elected to be tried by a jury, as did James Calca. Chenkus and LeBlanc entered into plea negotiations with the state, pleaded guilty to reduced charges of conspiracy to commit robbery and testified at the…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Massiah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Oregon v. MathiasonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. HenrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by158 opinions
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