Legal Opinion
State v. McKnight
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided February 10, 1998No. AC 16683PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DALY, J.
The defendant, Jamar McKnight, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury *665trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a). The defendant claims that the trial court violated his right of confrontation under the sixth amendment to the United States constitution and the constitution of Connecticut, article first, § 8, by refusing to permit him to cross-examine a state’s witness concerning a prior inconsistent statement.1 We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The jury reasonably could have found the following facts. On the morning of August…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Douglas v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- State v. JarzbekSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. SantiagoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Goodwin v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
- State v. PriceConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- State v. HallConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- State v. GaineyConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
- Churchill v. AllessioConnecticut Appellate Court · 1998
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