Legal Opinion
State v. Suplicki
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided November 30, 1993No. 12053PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDupont, C. J.
The defendant appeals from the judgment following his conviction by a jury of assault in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-61 (a) (1). His sole claim is that, contrary to the mandate of General Statutes § 54-84 (b), the trial court failed to instruct the jury that no adverse inference could be drawn against him because of his failure to testify at trial. We agree that the omission of that instruction was improper, reverse the defendant’s conviction and remand the case for a new trial.
*127The jury reasonably could have found certain relevant facts. On April 1,1992, at…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Rose v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- State v. StewartConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
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- State v. HedmanConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
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