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STATE v. JARRETT

(14037)

218 Conn. 766 (1991)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. MICHAEL J. JARRETT

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released May 21, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl D. Eisenman, public defender, for the appellant (defendant).

Harry Weller, assistant state's attorney, with whom, on the brief, were John M. Bailey, state's attorney, and Herbert Carlson, Jr., assistant state's attorney, for the appellee (state).

PETERS, C. J., CALLAHAN, GLASS, COVELLO and F. X. HENNESSY, JS.

PETERS, C. J.

The principal issue in this appeal is whether the state sustained its burden of disproving the insanity defense tendered on behalf of a man who killed his victim as part of a mutual suicide pact. The defendant, Michael Jarrett, was charged with having committed the crime of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a). After a probable cause hearing established that the state had sufficient evidence to proceed, the defendant interposed...

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