Legal Opinion
State v. Colton
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 17, 1993No. 14309PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNorcott, J.
After a jury trial, the defendant, Murray Colton, was convicted of the crime of murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-54a and BSa-S.1 The trial court sentenced the defendant to a term of imprisonment of fifty years. The defendant appealed to this court pursuant to General Statutes § 51-199 (b) (3).
The defendant claims on appeal that the trial court: (1) violated the defendant’s constitutional right to confront witnesses by precluding him from admitting certain evidence showing motive and bias of the state’s chief witness; (2) improperly permitted an unrepresentative viewing of the…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Douglas v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Greene v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- State v. MillerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. VitaleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
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3Cited by107 opinions
- State v. RossSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. HinesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- State v. PeelerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- Gaudio v. Griffin Health Services Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- State v. ColtonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
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