Legal Opinion
State v. Briggs
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided March 14, 1989No. 6446PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStoughton, J.
The defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction rendered after a jury verdict of guilty on both counts of a substitute information. The first count charged the defendant with robbery in the first degree, a violation of General Statutes § 53a-134 (a) (2). The second count charged conspiracy to commit robbery in the first degree, in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-48 and 53a-134 (a) (2).
The defendant claims that the trial court erred (1) in failing to give the jury an adverse inference charge on the state’s failure to call a key witness, (2) in denying his motion for a mistrial that he…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Richardson v. MarshSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- Secondino v. New Haven Gas Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1960
- State v. AmarilloSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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3Cited by8 opinions
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