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STATE v. ELLIOTT

177 Conn. 1 (1979)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. ROBERT L. ELLIOTT

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released March 6, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George N. Thim, assistant public defender, with whom, on the brief, was Thomas J. Ullman, law student intern, for the appellant (defendant).

Eugene J. Callahan, assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, was Donald A. Browne, state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

COTTER, C. J., LOISELLE, BOGDANSKI, LONGO and PETERS, JS.

LOISELLE, J.

The defendant, Robert L. Elliott, was indicted by a grand jury for the crime of murder in violation of § 53a-54a of the General Statutes. A jury found him guilty as charged. The defendant was sentenced to not less than twenty-five years to life imprisonment and from that judgment he has appealed.

From the testimony, the jury could have found that on the morning of June 22, 1976, the defendant, armed...

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