Legal Opinion
State v. Higgins
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 29, 2003No. SC 16403PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SULLIVAN, C. J.
The defendant, Sheldon Higgins, appeals1 from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of capital felony in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-54b (8)2 and 53a-8,3 two counts of assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-59 (a) (l)4 and 53a-8, and assault in the first *38degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-59 (a) (5)5 and 53a-8. The defendant claims on appeal that: (1) the trial court improperly determined that § 53a-54b (8) does not require the state to establish that the defendant had the specific intent to kill a…
2Cases cited50 opinions
- Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Harmelin v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Pinkerton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Rummel v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by57 opinions
- State v. ColonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- State v. PaduaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- State v. PeelerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- State v. FaganSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- Mozell v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
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