State v. Riggs

Decision Date28 May 1986
CourtConnecticut Supreme Court
PartiesSTATE of Connecticut v. Emmet RIGGS.

Nicholas P. Cardwell, Hartford, in support of the petition.

Susan C. Marks, Hartford, in opposition.

The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 7 Conn.App. 180, 508 A.2d 67, is denied.

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  • State v. Henderson, 13264
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • June 19, 1995
    ...Spinella, Connecticut Criminal Procedure (1985), p. 604-605; see State v. Riggs, 7 Conn.App. 180, 184, 508 A.2d 67, cert. denied, 200 Conn. 804, 510 A.2d 191, cert. denied, 479 U.S. 852, 107 S.Ct. 183, 93 L.Ed.2d 118 ...
  • State v. Ignatowski
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • July 23, 1987
    ...State v. Grant, 8 Conn.App. 158, 163-64, 511 A.2d 369 (1986); State v. Riggs, 7 Conn.App. 180, 187, 508 A.2d 67, cert. denied, 200 Conn. 804, 510 A.2d 191 (1986); such an override of a defect at trial will occur only where the error does not contribute to the defendant's conviction on the r......
  • State v. Grant
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • August 28, 2007
    ...defendant not guilty of murder and found him guilty of lesser included offense of manslaughter in second degree), cert. denied, 200 Conn. 804, 510 A.2d 191, cert. denied, 479 U.S. 852, 107 S.Ct. 183, 93 L.Ed.2d 118 (1986); and the defendant, having been charged with murder, was on notice th......
  • State v. Vaughn
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • December 19, 1989
    ...that are properly raised and ruled on by the trial court. See State v. Riggs, 7 Conn.App. 180, 184, 508 A.2d 67, cert. denied, 200 Conn. 804, 510 A.2d 191, cert. denied, 479 U.S. 852, 107 S.Ct. 183, 93 L.Ed.2d 118 (1986). "In general, a claim of an abuse of prosecutorial discretion should b......

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