Legal Opinion
State v. Best
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided October 14, 2020No. SC20278PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Page 24 CONNECTICUT LAW JOURNAL July 27, 2021 312 JULY, 2021
337 Conn. 312
State v. Best STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DURANTE D. BEST (SC 20278) Robinson, C. J., and Palmer, McDonald, D’Auria, Mullins, Kahn and Ecker, Js.* Syllabus Convicted of murder, attempt to commit murder, and assault in the first degree in connection with the shooting of his girlfriend’s daughter, O, and O’s roommate, J, the defendant appealed to this court, claiming that the trial court had abused its discretion in admitting into evidence four photographs depicting the bloody interior of the car in which O and J drove to the…
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