Legal Opinion
State v. Marion
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 30, 1978PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCotter, J.
After a joint trial to a jury, the defendants were convicted of six counts of breaking and entering in violation of § 53-74 of the General Statutes and one count of larceny in violation of § 53-63 (a). They have appealed from the judgments, claiming, inter alia, that they were denied effective assistance of counsel as a result of their joint representation.
The charges involved in the three cases arise from the theft of items from several trailers located at a construction site in Putnam. The state’s witnesses testified that on the morning of February 2, 1971, it was discovered that the…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Nelson v. O'NEILSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- William Foxworth v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Phillips v. WardenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- State v. VegaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- State v. MartinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. DeFreitasSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
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