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State v. Harrison

Citations

  • 178 Conn. 689
  • 425 A.2d 111
  • 1979 Conn. LEXIS 905

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • state must prove intent in an accessory to attempted robbery charge
  • “a conclusive presumption does more than shift the burden: it deprives the jury of any fact-finding function as to intent, and removes from the prosecution any requirement to go forward or to persuade, beyond a recital of events, let alone to prove”
  • accessory to attempted robbery and accessory to larceny
  • invalidating instruction under Sandstrom rule

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Judges: Cotter, Loiselle, Bogdanski, Speziale, Peters

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