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State v. Bellino

State of Connecticut v. Charles Bellino

State v. Bellino, 635 A.2d 812 (Conn. 1994)
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Court
Supreme Court of Connecticut · State Highest Courts
Decided
February 1, 1994
Docket
No. 14802
Citations
635 A.2d 812228 Conn. 8511994 Conn. LEXIS 19
Cited by 6

Opinion of the Court

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Per Curiam.

The sole issues in this criminal appeal concern the adequacy of the trial court’s instructions on self-defense. A jury convicted the defendant, Charles Bellino, of manslaughter in the first degree, attempted assault in the first degree and carrying a pistol without a permit. In State v. Bellino, 31 Conn. App. 385, 389-96 , 625 A.2d 1381 (1993), the Appellate Court concluded that the trial court’s instructions on self-defense had not violated the defendant’s constitutional rights. *852 We granted the defendant’s petition for certification to appeal the merits of this conclusion. 1

After examining the record on appeal and after considering the briefs and the arguments of the parties, we have determined that the appeal in this case should be dismissed on the ground that certification was improvidently granted.

The appeal is dismissed.

We granted the defendant’s petition for certification to appeal limited to the following issues:

“1. Whether the Appellate Court properly held that the instructions on self-defense, General Statutes § 53a-19, did not abuse the court’s discretion, where it did not instruct on the statutory duty to retreat and the limitations on that duty?

“2. Whether the Appellate Court properly held that the instructions on self-defense, relative to the subjective-objective test employed by the jury in evaluating the degree of force used, were correct?” State v. Bellino, 226 Conn. 917 , 628 A.2d 988 (1993).

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  1. Bellino v. Commissioner of Correction817 A.2d 704 (Conn. App. Ct. 2003)
  2. State v. Snead677 A.2d 446 (Conn. App. Ct. 1996)
  3. State v. Webb657 A.2d 711 (Conn. App. Ct. 1995)
  4. State v. Carter713 A.2d 255 (Conn. App. Ct. 1998)
  5. State v. Ortiz830 A.2d 802 (Conn. App. Ct. 2003)
  6. State v. Hall188 A.3d 781 (Conn. App. Ct. 2018)

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  1. State v. Hall188 A.3d 781 (Conn. App. Ct. 2018)
  2. State v. Ortiz830 A.2d 802 (Conn. App. Ct. 2003)
  3. Bellino v. Commissioner of Correction817 A.2d 704 (Conn. App. Ct. 2003)
  4. State v. Carter713 A.2d 255 (Conn. App. Ct. 1998)
  5. State v. Snead677 A.2d 446 (Conn. App. Ct. 1996)
  6. State v. Webb657 A.2d 711 (Conn. App. Ct. 1995)

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State v. Bellino, 625 A.2d 1381 (Conn. App. Ct. 1993) 12
State v. Bellino, 628 A.2d 988 (Conn. 1993) 2

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