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State v. Fuller

Citations

  • 199 Conn. 273
  • 506 A.2d 556
  • 1986 Conn. LEXIS 757

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  • recognizing the jury’s difficulty in determining voluntariness of action required for criminal responsibility for purposes of determining the defense of duress
  • holding ”[i]f the defendant asserts a recognized legal defense and the evidence indicates the availability of that defense, such a charge is obligatory and the defendant is entitled, as a matter of law, to a theory of defense instruction”
  • holding “[i]f the defendant asserts a recognized legal defense and the evidence indicates the availability of that defense, such a charge is obligatory and the defendant is entitled, as a matter of law, to a theory of defense instruction”

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Judges: Callahan

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