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STATE v. AVCOLLIE

(10089)

188 Conn. 626 (1982)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. BERNARD AVCOLLIE

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released December 14, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Jessep, with whom, on the brief, was Theodore I. Koskoff, for the appellant (defendant).

Francis M. McDonald, Jr., state's attorney, with whom were Paul E. Murray and Catherine J. Capuano, assistant state's attorneys, for the appellee (state).

SPEZIALE, C. J., PETERS, HEALEY, PARSKEY and SHEA, Js.

SPEZIALE, C. J.

The defendant, Bernard Avcollie, was indicted on November 21, 1975, for the murder of his wife. After a jury trial, the jury returned a verdict of guilty which, at the defendant's request, was immediately set aside by the trial judge, who rendered a judgment of acquittal. The state, with permission of the trial court pursuant to General Statutes § 54-96, appealed the judgment to this court. After a review of the record, we concluded that it supported...

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