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STATE v. AVCOLLIE

178 Conn. 450 (1979)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. BERNARD AVCOLLIE

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released July 24, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis M. McDonald, Jr., state's attorney, with whom were Bradford J. Ward and Walter H. Scanlon, assistant state's attorneys, and, on the brief, Joseph A. Hill, assistant state's attorney, for the appellant (state).

Theodore I. Koskoff and John D. Jessup, for the appellee (defendant).

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

LOISELLE, J.

At approximately 2 a.m. on the morning of October 30, 1975, the defendant, Bernard Avcollie, and his neighbor, Carmine DiMaria, found the body of Avcollie's wife, Wanda, floating in the family swimming pool. The two men pulled her from the pool. An unsuccessful attempt at mouthto-mouth resuscitation was made. Mrs. Avcollie was pronounced dead by Dr. Joseph Vincitorio, the medical examiner of Waterbury, at about 2:47 a.m. He referred the matter for an...

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