Legal Opinion
State v. Saia
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 7, 1976PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarber, J.
The defendant, Anthony Saia, was indicted by a grand jury for the crime of murder in the first degree, alleging that on December 9, 1970, at Fairfield, he did wilfully, deliberately, with premeditation and malice aforethought, shoot and kill Francisco Martinez, in violation of § 53-9 of the General Statutes. The defendant pleaded not guilty and elected to be tried by a jury of twelve. The case was tried and the jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree as charged. The defendant was sentenced by the court to life imprisonment and it is from that judgment that he has taken…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- State v. RuizSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
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- Casalo v. ClaroSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1960
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3Cited by44 opinions
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