Legal Opinion
State v. Jordan
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided December 29, 2009No. AC 29163PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ROBINSON, J.
The defendant, Victor L. Jordan, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of reckless endangerment in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-63 (a). On appeal, the defendant claims that the court improperly (1) denied his request to represent himself, (2) restricted cross-examination and (3) allowed the state to make a missing witness argument. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The jury reasonably could have found the following facts. On May 2, 2004, at approximately 2:20 a.m., the defendant was operating a motorcycle…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- State v. DeJesusSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- State v. SawyerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- State v. MalaveSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- State v. ConnorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
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3Cited by7 opinions
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