STATE v. FESTO


181 Conn. 254 (1980)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. RALPH FESTO STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. CLIVE RUSSELL

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released June 24, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Hanken, with whom, on the brief, was Joseph Mirsky, for the appellants (defendant in each case).

Richard F. Jacobson, assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were Donald A. Browne, state's attorney, and Walter D. Flanagan, assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

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


LOISELLE, J.

Each of the defendants, officers in the Stamford police department, was charged with larceny in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-119 and 53a-122 (a) (2) and burglary in the third degree in violation of § 53a-103 (a). A jury found them guilty of first degree larceny but not guilty of third degree burglary. The court sentenced each defendant to three to six years in prison and both defendants appealed.

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