State v. Williams

Citation597 A.2d 339,220 Conn. 916
CourtSupreme Court of Connecticut
Decision Date19 September 1991
PartiesSTATE of Connecticut v. Finley WILLIAMS.

Erskine D. McIntosh, Asst. Public Defender, in support of the petition.

Frederick W. Fawcett, Asst. State's Atty., in opposition.

The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 25 Conn.App. 456, 595 A.2d 895, is denied.

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  • State v. Ramos, (SC 16829).
    • United States
    • Supreme Court of Connecticut
    • November 23, 2004
    ...cert. denied, 244 Conn. 904, 714 A.2d 3 (1998); State v. Williams, 25 Conn. App. 456, 467-68, 595 A.2d 895, cert. denied, 220 Conn. 916, 597 A.2d 339 (1991). Likewise, in the present case, the charges of having a weapon in a motor vehicle and second degree assault arose from the same set of......
  • State v. Jenkins
    • United States
    • Appellate Court of Connecticut
    • May 10, 2005
    ...a reasonable doubt on the element of intent. See State v. Williams, 25 Conn.App. 456, 459-61, 595 A.2d 895, cert. denied, 220 Conn. 916, 597 A.2d 339 (1991). The substance of the instruction that the defendant challenges, i.e., the jury should disregard evidence of intoxication if it does n......
  • State v. Wayne
    • United States
    • Appellate Court of Connecticut
    • November 14, 2000
    ...if such is required, on the elements of self-defense. State v. Williams, 25 Conn. App. 456, 463, 595 A.2d 895, cert. denied, 220 Conn. 916, 597 A.2d 339 (1991). We review the charge as a whole to determine whether it presented the case to the jury so that no injustice would result. See Stat......
  • State v. Jenkins, (AC 20849).
    • United States
    • Appellate Court of Connecticut
    • May 10, 2005
    ...proof beyond a reasonable doubt on the element of intent. See State v. Williams, 25 Conn. App. 456, 459-61, 595 A.2d 895, cert. denied, 220 Conn. 916, 597 A.2d 339 The substance of the instruction that the defendant challenges, i.e., the jury should disregard evidence of intoxication if it ......

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