Legal Opinion
State v. Glenn
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 4, 1984No. 10061PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArthur H Healey, J.
The defendant was convicted after a trial to a jury of the crime of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a.1 On appeal, he *484claims that the trial court erred: (1) in allowing certain comments in the state’s rebuttal argument to stand over his objection, and (2) in permitting the state to cross-examine the defendant concerning certain prior thefts and an act of vandalism. We find no error.
It is useful for a fuller understanding of our resolution of the claims of error to set out the following circumstances: The victim, Francis Silva, was beaten to death in his New London apartment…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Cupp v. NaughtenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Morris W. Gordon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by80 opinions
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
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- State v. GrahamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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