Supreme Court of Connecticut· 7/1/1969
State v. Davis
Citations
- 158 Conn. 341
- 260 A.2d 587
- 1969 Conn. LEXIS 611
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- relying on fact that five successive legislatures had declined to abolish death penalty in holding that penalty complied with federal constitution
- relying on fact that five successive legislatures had declined to abolish death penalty in holding that penalty complied with federal constitution
- six counts of first degree murder with a carbine, trial by three judges, defendant “going to hurt someone tonight”
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36 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court· 1972-06-29· cited 5,066×
- State v. RossSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1994-07-26· cited 228×
- State v. WebbSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1996-07-30· cited 214×
- State v. JanuszewskiSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1980-08-19· cited 184×
- State v. HinckleySupreme Court of Connecticut· 1985-12-17· cited 169×
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1972-05-03· cited 144×
- State v. JoynerSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1993-05-04· cited 123×
- Bartholomey v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland· 1972-12-04· cited 115×
- State v. RodgersSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1985-12-17· cited 113×
- Commonwealth v. KostkaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-06-23· cited 109×
- State v. CohaneSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1984-06-26· cited 88×
- State v. VennardSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1970-05-19· cited 85×
- State v. AvcollieSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1982-12-14· cited 84×
- State v. HinesSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1982-05-25· cited 73×
- State v. HolmquistSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1977-05-31· cited 65×
- State v. RizzoSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2011-11-29· cited 62×
- State v. DubinaSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1972-11-22· cited 44×
- Ciarlelli v. RomeoConnecticut Appellate Court· 1997-08-19· cited 38×
- State v. DelgadoSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1971-11-23· cited 35×
- State v. ShineSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1984-07-10· cited 32×
Cites
22 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1942-02-09· cited 10,035×
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court· 1962-06-25· cited 2,369×
- Trop v. DullesSupreme Court· 1958-03-31· cited 2,182×
- Hernandez v. TexasSupreme Court· 1954-05-03· cited 774×
- Norris v. AlabamaSupreme Court· 1935-04-01· cited 711×
- Whitus v. GeorgiaSupreme Court· 1966-10-10· cited 696×
- Louisiana Ex Rel. Francis v. ResweberSupreme Court· 1947-02-10· cited 571×
- Wilkerson v. UtahSupreme Court· 1879-03-17· cited 344×
- In Re AndersonCalifornia Supreme Court· 1968-11-18· cited 213×
- People v. TannerCalifornia Supreme Court· 1935-04-19· cited 90×
- State v. WaltersSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1958-01-28· cited 62×
- State v. ReidSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1959-03-04· cited 60×
- Coleman v. AlabamaSupreme Court· 1967-10-16· cited 56×
- State v. DonahueSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1954-11-09· cited 49×
- Bobbitt v. EllisSupreme Court· 1959-06-22· cited 33×
- State v. ConteSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1968-11-26· cited 30×
- State v. PalkoSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1936-07-30· cited 30×
- State v. DortchSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1952-12-09· cited 27×
- State v. DaviesSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1959-01-08· cited 25×
- State v. MalmSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1955-02-01· cited 18×
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