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State v. Stevens

Citations

  • 178 Conn. 649
  • 425 A.2d 104
  • 1979 Conn. LEXIS 903

How courts have described this case

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

  • distinguishing factually inconsistent verdicts from verdicts “based on a legal impossibility [e.g., conviction of one defendant and acquittal of the other in a joint trial of two alleged co-conspirators]”
  • jury verdict acquitting defendant of larceny does not bar conclusion on appeal that sufficient evidence existed to support conviction of conspiracy to commit larceny
  • ‘‘Consistency in the ver- dict is not necessary. Each count in an indictment is regarded as if it was a separate indictment.’’ [Internal quotation marks omitted.]

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Cotter, Loiselle, Bogdanski, Peters, Healey

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