Legal Opinion
State v. Montanez
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided July 23, 2002No. AC 21171PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FOTI, J.
The defendant, German Montanez, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of two counts of manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm as an accessory in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-55a and 53a-8, and one count of assault in the first degree as an accessory in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-59 (a) (5) and 53U-8.1 On appeal, the defendant claims that the court (1) failed to instruct the jury that if it found that the state had failed to disprove his claim of self-defense, it must find him not guilty, (2) improperly instructed the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. CarterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. MarinoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- State v. AshSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. MirandaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
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3Cited by12 opinions
- State v. GreeneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- State v. PaulingConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
- State v. PranckusConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
- State v. WorthamConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
- State v. WardConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
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