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· 6/8/1966

State v. Alterio

Citations

  • 154 Conn. 23
  • 220 A.2d 451
  • 1966 Conn. LEXIS 419

How courts have described this case

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  • ruling that contributory negligence of the victim is no defense to charged mental state but is relevant only to the “issue of causation”
  • wanton misconduct equated with wilful misconduct

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Judges: King, Murphy, Alcorn, Shannon, House

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