State v. Laws

Decision Date01 April 1996
CourtConnecticut Supreme Court
PartiesSTATE of Connecticut v. Keith LAWS.

G. Douglas Nash, Public Defender, in support of the petition.

Frederick W. Fawcett, Assistant State's Attorney, in opposition.

The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 39 Conn.App. 816, 668 A.2d 392 (AC 13166), is denied.

BERDON, Associate Justice, dissenting.

I would grant the defendant's petition for certification to appeal.

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  • State v. Gibson
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • May 12, 2009
    ...such notice." (Internal quotation marks omitted.) State v. Laws, 39 Conn.App. 816, 819, 668 A.2d 392 (1995), cert. denied, 236 Conn. 914, 673 A.2d 1143 (1996). "Because evidence of the accused's state of mind is rarely available ... intent is often inferred from conduct ... and from the cum......
  • State v. Khadijah, No. 25518.
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • November 14, 2006
    ...reasonable doubt: In re Marshall, 549 A.2d 311 (D.C.1988); State v. Laws, 39 Conn.App. 816, 668 A.2d 392 (1995), cert. denied, 236 Conn. 914, 673 A.2d 1143 (1996); and State v. Turmon, 34 Conn.App. 191, 641 A.2d 138, cert. denied, 229 Conn. 922, 642 A.2d 1216 (1994). In re Marshall is disti......
  • State v. Outlaw
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • July 1, 2008
    ...such notice." (Internal quotation marks omitted.) State v. Laws, 39 Conn.App. 816, 819, 668 A.2d 392 (1995), cert. denied, 236 Conn. 914, 673 A.2d 1143 (1996). "Because direct evidence of the accused's state of mind is rarely available ... intent is often inferred from conduct ... and from ......
  • State v. Bereis
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • May 26, 2009
    ...The record in this is matter is similar to that in State v. Laws, 39 Conn.App. 816, 668 A.2d 392 (1995), cert. denied, 236 Conn. 914, 673 A.2d 1143 (1996). The defendant, like the defendant in Laws, did not arrive in court at all on the scheduled date and, likewise, there was no contact bet......
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