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STATE v. NELSON

139 Conn. 124 (1952)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. GEORGE E. NELSON

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided July 8, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abram W. Spiro, with whom, on the brief, was Irving Levine, for the appellant (defendant).

Lorin W. Willis, state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, was Otto J. Saur, assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

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

INGLIS, J.

The defendant has appealed from a judgment rendered upon his conviction of the crime of arson. In addition to assigning errors in the finding, he claims that the trial court's conclusions are not supported by the subordinate facts found and that the evidence does not warrant a finding of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. One question in particular which he raises is whether it was proper for the court to take into consideration his failure to testify in...

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