Legal Opinion
State v. Martinez
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided May 2, 2006No. AC 26647PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SCHALLER, J.
The defendant, Jose J. Martinez, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of manslaughter in the first degree with a firearm in violation of General Statutes § 53a-55a. On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the trial court failed to inquire into possible jury taint, (2) he was denied due process of law as a result of prosecutorial misconduct and (3) the court improperly charged the jury. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The jury reasonably could have found the following facts. The defendant and the victim, Hector Pacheco, sold heroin…
2Cases cited61 opinions
- Griffith v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Secondino v. New Haven Gas Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1960
- State v. StevensonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
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3Cited by27 opinions
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