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STATE v. RALLS

167 Conn. 408 (1974)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOHN W. BALLS

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released December 31, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Williams, for the appellant (defendant).

Ernest J. Diette, Jr., assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Arnold Markle, state's attorney, and Richard P. Sperandeo, chief assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

HOUSE, C. J., SHAPIRO, LOISELLE, MACDONALD and BOGDANSKI, JS.

LOISELLE, J.

The defendant, John W. Ralls, was indicted by a grand jury for the crime of murder in the first degree in that he "wilfully, deliberately and premeditatedly did shoot one Barbara Howell ... in violation of section 53-9 [repealed by Public Acts 1969, No. 828, effective October 1, 1971] of the General Statutes of Connecticut." A jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree. The defendant has...

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