STATE v. TOMASSI


137 Conn. 113 (1950)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. FILLIPO TOMASSI

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided July 18, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

V. Fenton Dooley, with whom was Thomas R. Robinson, public defender, for the appellant (defendant).

Arthur T. Gorman, assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, was Abraham S. Ullman, state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

BROWN, C. J., JENNINGS, BALDWIN, O'SULLIVAN and DALY, JS.


BROWN, C. J.

The defendant and Joseph Celso were jointly indicted for murder in the first degree for the killing of Samuel S. Kahan during an attempted robbery. The defendant's motion for a separate trial was granted. The jury rendered a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree and the defendant has appealed, assigning error in the court's charge, rulings upon evidence and denial of his motion to set aside the verdict.

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