STATE v. SCHAFFER


168 Conn. 309 (1975)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. KENNETH SCHAFFER

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released April 8, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin M. Lavitt, special public defender, with whom, on the brief, was Harold M. Levy, for the appellant (defendant).

Donald B. Caldwell, state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

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


HOUSE, C. J.

On March 13, 1973, following a trial before a three-judge court, the defendant was found guilty of murder in causing the death of his wife, Mildred Schaffer, and this appeal was taken from the judgment of that court. On the appeal, the defendant has pressed six assignments of error. The principal claim is that the state failed to sustain its burden of proof of guilt and the remaining assignments of error all relate to evidential rulings of the trial court...

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