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STATE v. REED

174 Conn. 287 (1978)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. JOHN REED

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released February 28, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor P. Fasano, special public defender, for the appellant (defendant).

William F. Gallagher, special assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Arnold Markle, state's attorney, and Richard P. Sperandeo, chief assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

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

LOISELLE, J.

The defendant was indicted in 1969 by a grand jury charging him with first degree murder in violation of General Statutes § 53-9.1 He was found guilty of second degree murder after a trial by jury. From the judgment rendered he has appealed to this court.

From the evidence presented, the jury could have found the following facts. On December 23, 1968, Richard Biondi called Thomas Viola threatening to kill him...

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