Legal Opinion
State v. Clark
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided July 31, 2012No. AC 32781PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BISHOP, J.
The defendant, Herbert Clark, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (1). On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) allowed the introduction of four prior felony convictions for the purpose of impeachment and (2) issued a standing criminal restraining order against him. We affirm in part and reverse in part the judgment of the trial court.
The jury reasonably could have found the following facts. On the night of October 4,2008, the victim,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- State v. WhelanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. CooperSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. VelascoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- State v. CarterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
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