Legal Opinion
State v. Jarrett
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 21, 1991No. 14037PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The principal issue in this appeal is whether the state sustained its burden of disproving the insanity defense tendered on behalf of a man who killed his victim as part of a mutual suicide pact. The defendant, Michael Jarrett, was charged with having committed the crime of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a). After a probable cause hearing established that the state had sufficient evidence to proceed, the defendant interposed a multifaceted defense of mental disease or defect and elected to be tried to a three judge panel of the Superior Court. The trial court found him…
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