State v. Whelan

Decided 1986-08-05

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Shea, J. The defendant, Joseph Whelan, was convicted, after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a). 1 He was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than twenty-five years nor more than life. From this judgment the defendant appeals, claiming that the trial court erred: (1) in allowing the state to cross-examine its own -witness; (2) in refusing to charge the ju…

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