Legal Opinion
State v. Santiago
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided May 28, 2013No. AC 34699PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SHELDON, J.
The defendant, Victor Santiago, appeals from his conviction of felony murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54c and murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a, claiming that he was *28deprived of his due process right to a fair trial due to improper comments made by the prosecutor, Terence D. Mariani, Jr., during his closing and rebuttal arguments to the jury.1 He also asks this court to invoke its inherent supervisory authority over the administration of justice to reverse his conviction in light of Mariani’s improper comments made during his closing argument to…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. CoutureSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- State v. SkakelSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- State v. UbaldiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
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3Cited by11 opinions
- State v. ManerConnecticut Appellate Court · 2014
- State v. CrumpConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
- State v. Enrique F.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2013
- State v. SantiagoConnecticut Appellate Court · 2019
- State v. SimmonsConnecticut Appellate Court · 2019
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