Legal Opinion
State v. Hanna
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 25, 1963PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKing, J.
The defendant was indicted, in two counts, on a charge of murder in the first degree in the killing of Francis Gavell, manager of the First National store in New Milford, on November 18, 1959. The first count charged wilful, deliberate and premeditated murder, and the second count charged murder in the perpetration of a robbery. On May 24, 1960, after a trial to the jury, the defendant was found guilty on both counts, the jury made a recommendation for clemency under General Statutes § 53-10, and on the same day the mandatory sentence of imprisonment for life was imposed. State v. Walters,…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Amos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- United States v. Louis KovelCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by78 opinions
- State v. PiskorskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
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- State v. LicariSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1965
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- Aspiazu v. OrgeraSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
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