Legal Opinion

State v. Campbell

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided February 26, 2013No. AC 33142PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

DiPENTIMA, C. J.

The defendant, Milton Campbell, appeals from his conviction of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70 (a) (1), and of being a persistent serious felony offender in violation of General Statutes § 53a-40 (c) and (j). On appeal, the defendant claims that he was deprived of a fair trial due to improper statements made by the prosecutor during closing arguments. We disagree that the prosecutor’s statements deprived the defendant of a fair trial, and therefore affirm the judgment of conviction.

The jury reasonably could have found the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
  2. State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
  3. State v. StevensonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
  4. State v. FauciSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
  5. State v. SkakelSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. CrumpConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
  2. State v. HolleyConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
  3. State v. Elmer G.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2019
  4. State v. Morice W.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2018

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