STATE v. BENITEZ


157 Conn. 384 (1969)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ARISTIDES BENITEZ, JR.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided January 8, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Cosgrove, public defender, for the appellant (defendant).

John D. LaBelle, state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, was George D. Stoughton, assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

KING, C. J., ALCORN, HOUSE, THIM and RYAN, JS.


HOUSE, J.

On November 2, 1966, the defendant was found by a jury to be guilty of the crime of murder in the first degree and has taken this appeal from the judgment rendered on that verdict. Our decision with respect to one of the defendant's assignments of error is dispositive of this appeal.

The facts necessary to an understanding of our decision may be briefly stated. Ralph Rothschild, who was about seventy-two...

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