Legal Opinion

State v. Franko

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided May 7, 2013No. AC 32936PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

FLYNN, J.

The defendant, Lawrence A. Franko, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of one count of kidnapping in the second *453degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-94 (a).1 On appeal the defendant claims that the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motion in limine to exclude certain evidence of prior uncharged misconduct.2 He contends that the evidence was not relevant or material, and, even if deemed to have probative value, its prejudicial effect outweighed any such probative value and was harmful. We disagree and affirm the judgment…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
  2. State v. DeJesusSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
  3. State v. SawyerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
  4. State v. RandolphSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
  5. State v. VegaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. State v. ManerConnecticut Appellate Court · 2014
  2. Cator v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2018
  3. State v. GonzalezConnecticut Appellate Court · 2016
  4. Franko v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2025
  5. State v. ChiclanaConnecticut Appellate Court · 2014

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