STATE v. SAIA


172 Conn. 37 (1976)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ANTHONY SAIA

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released December 7, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rudra Tamm, special public defender, for the appellant (defendant).

Arlen D. Nickowitz, assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, was Donald A. Browne, state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

HOUSE, C. J., COTTER, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and BARBER, Js.


BARBER, J.

The defendant, Anthony Saia, was indicted by a grand jury for the crime of murder in the first degree, alleging that on December 9, 1970, at Fairfield, he did wilfully, deliberately, with premeditation and malice aforethought, shoot and kill Francisco Martinez, in violation of § 53-9 of the General Statutes. The defendant pleaded not guilty and elected to be tried by a jury of twelve. The case was tried and the jury returned a verdict of guilty of...

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