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STATE v. BASSETT

151 Conn. 547 (1964)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. HAROLD BASSETT

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided April 28, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas B. Coughlin, for the appellant (defendant).

John F. McGowan, assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

KING, C. J., MURPHY, SHEA, ALCORN and COMLEY, JS.

COMLEY, J.

The defendant, Harold Bassett, was found guilty by a jury on three counts, which alleged violations of General Statutes § 53-40, the blackmail statute, which is printed in the footnote.1 From the evidence, the jury could find that during October, 1961, the defendant entered certain retail establishments in the Danbury area and maliciously threatened to accuse the proprietors of...

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