State v. Taft

Decision Date03 October 1991
Citation220 Conn. 921,598 A.2d 144
CourtConnecticut Supreme Court
PartiesSTATE of Connecticut v. Christopher TAFT.

Patricia Buck Wolf, Sp. Public Defender, in support of the petition.

Marjorie Allen Dauster, Deputy Asst. State's Atty., in opposition.

The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 25 Conn.App. 578, 595 A.2d 918, is denied.

To continue reading

Request your trial
6 cases
  • State v. Shinn
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • December 30, 1997
    ...809, cert. denied, 224 Conn. 908, 615 A.2d 1049 (1992); State v. Taft, 25 Conn. App. 578, 582-83, 595 A.2d 918, cert. denied, 220 Conn. 921, 598 A.2d 144 (1991). The legislature has defined what it meant by a "substantial step" in § 53a-49 (a). It must be part of a course of conduct that is......
  • State v. Torres
    • United States
    • Connecticut Supreme Court
    • May 10, 2022
    ...who shoved him "against his car and said, ‘we have a message from [the defendant], don't show up tomorrow’ "), cert. denied, 220 Conn. 921, 598 A.2d 144 (1991). Far from being speculative, Pickette's connection to the assault seems likely on this record. Accordingly, the assault of Milton w......
  • State v. Williams
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • April 7, 1998
    ...476 U.S. 1184, 106 S.Ct. 2922, 91 L.Ed.2d 550 (1986), and State v. Taft, 25 Conn.App. 578, 584-85, 595 A.2d 918, cert. denied, 220 Conn. 921, 598 A.2d 144 (1991). The trial court's admission of the statement under this authority was incorrect. This was not a situation where a prospective wi......
  • State v. Walton
    • United States
    • Connecticut Court of Appeals
    • June 16, 1994
  • Request a trial to view additional results

VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. If you click on 'Accept' or continue browsing this site we consider that you accept our cookie policy. ACCEPT