Legal Opinion
State v. Sullivan
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 12, 1998No. SC 15648PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PETERS, J.
This appeal concerns the preliminary showing that a defendant in a sexual assault case must make before he may cross-examine a constancy of accusation witness with respect to the victim’s alleged prior false complaint of sexual assault by another person. The state charged the defendant, John W. Sullivan, with sexual assault in the first degree pursuant to General Statutes § 53a-70 (a) (l)1. After a jury trial, he was found *642guilty and sentenced to ten years imprisonment, execution to be suspended after five years.
The defendant appealed from the judgment of the Appellate Court,…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- State v. MillerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. TroupeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- State v. KulmacSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Connecticut National Bank v. GiacomiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
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3Cited by43 opinions
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