Legal Opinion
State v. Schultz
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided April 24, 2007No. AC 26416PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ROGERS, J.
The defendant, Nathan Schultz, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of assault in the first degree by means of a dangerous instrument in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (l). On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the trial court improperly failed to instruct the jury regarding the defense theory of accident or unintended consequence, thereby violating his federal due process rights to a fair trial and to establish a defense, (2) the court improperly failed to charge the jury on his requested lesser included offense instruction…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Heller v. Doe Ex Rel. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Ross v. MoffittSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- State v. GeislerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- State v. WhistnantSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Ferraro v. City of Long BranchNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1998
- State v. MoyeConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
- State v. CollinsConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
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