Supreme Court of Connecticut· 11/7/1978
State v. Spates
Citations
- 176 Conn. 227
- 405 A.2d 656
- 1978 Conn. LEXIS 964
How courts have described this case
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- conviction of manslaughter affirmed where medical testimony established that cause of death was heart attack brought on by emotional stress occurring during robbery
- conviction of manslaughter affirmed where medical testimony established that cause of death was heart attack brought on by emotional stress occurring during robbery
- no error where “the court instructed the jury as to the meaning of ‘extreme indifference to human life’: ‘Mere carelessness is not enough, nor is ordinary recklessness sufficient. The law here requires extreme indifference to human life.’”
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Judges: Bogdanski, Cotter, Loiselle, Longo, Peters
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42 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- State v. RossSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1994-07-26· cited 228×
- State v. MillerSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1982-04-13· cited 101×
- State v. McCallSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1982-05-11· cited 99×
- State v. BunkleySupreme Court of Connecticut· 1987-03-24· cited 94×
- State v. SalzSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1993-06-22· cited 69×
- State v. ShabazzSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1998-09-08· cited 63×
- State v. LeroySupreme Court of Connecticut· 1995-01-31· cited 59×
- State v. MartinSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1983-01-04· cited 53×
- State v. WilliamNebraska Supreme Court· 1989-02-03· cited 51×
- State v. MirandaSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2005-08-02· cited 48×
- State v. HallArizona Supreme Court· 1981-07-21· cited 47×
- State v. DysonSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1991-02-19· cited 41×
- State v. DixonNebraska Supreme Court· 1986-05-23· cited 38×
- State v. WilchinskiSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1997-07-29· cited 34×
- State v. ShineSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1984-07-10· cited 32×
- State v. McMahonSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2001-08-14· cited 29×
- State v. GuessConnecticut Appellate Court· 1997-04-22· cited 28×
- State v. KwaakConnecticut Appellate Court· 1990-04-03· cited 25×
- State v. SankoConnecticut Appellate Court· 2001-02-27· cited 25×
- State v. MacFarlaneSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1982-09-28· cited 22×
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