136 Conn. App. 1 - State v. Bree’s Empirical Analysis

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14 state decisions

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1. “[W]hile Vamsi Makdhal was working at the counter of a Lukoil convenience store in Woodbridge and his cousin, Imran Sarfani, was completing paperwork in a back office, the [petitioner] entered the store. The [petitioner] placed a knife next to Makdhal's stomach and said 'give me the cash.' The [petitioner] briefly held the knife at Makdhal's neck as well. Makdhal went over to the cash register and opened it, but was too frightened to give the [petitioner] the cash, so the [petitioner] took the cash himself. When the [petitioner] asked for cartons of cigarettes, Makdhal informed him that the cartons were kept in the back office. The [petitioner] took Makdhal to the back office. The [petitioner] took a garbage bag from the office, emptied it and told Sarfani to put cartons of cigarettes in the bag. At some point, the [petitioner] waved the knife at Sarfani. After Sarfani complied, the [petitioner] ran out of the store. Makdhal ran out of the store and was able to see the model of the car that the [petitioner] drove away in, [a Chrysler 300] and [its] partial license plate number.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 189 Conn. App. 411 - Bree v. Commissioner of Correction

2. “On September 27, 2008, at approximately 6:30 a.m., Nalinjumar Patel was working at the Wooster Street Market, a convenience store in Shelton, when Gabriel Santiago entered the store, asked for loose cigarettes and inquired in what town the store was located. When Patel told Santiago that he was in Shelton and informed him that the store did not sell loose cigarettes, Santiago left. Soon thereafter, the [petitioner] and William Torres entered the store. The [petitioner] jumped behind the counter and took approximately ninety cartons of cigarettes while Torres pointed a gun at Patel, demanding his wallet. During the course of the robbery, a regular customer, Anthony Carroll, entered the store, and exclaimed: 'What the hell is going on?' Carroll immediately left the store and telephoned the police. The [petitioner], Torres and Santiago drove away in a sky blue Infiniti.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 189 Conn. App. 411 - Bree v. Commissioner of Correction

3. “I don't know anything about putting no knife to anybody's neck.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 189 Conn. App. 411 - Bree v. Commissioner of Correction