Legal Opinion
State v. Giguere
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 9, 1981PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArthur H. Healey, J.
After a trial to a jury, the defendant was convicted of assault in the first degree, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (3). From the judgment rendered thereon, he appeals, pressing two claims of error: (1) the court erred in denying his motion for acquittal because the evidence was insufficient for his conviction under § 53a-59 (a) (3); and (2) the court erred in excluding the testimony of a police officer.
The jury could reasonably have found the following : On December 14, 1977, at about 6:20 p.m., the Hartford police found the victim of an assault, Lillian Pignone, on the floor…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- State v. GaynorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- State v. RuizSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
- State v. StankowskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
- State v. ChetcutiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1977
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3Cited by60 opinions
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- Benjamin F. Miller, Jr. v. Colin C.J. Angliker, M.D., Director, Whiting Forensic InstituteCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- State v. ReidSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
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