Legal Opinion

State v. Vega

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided February 16, 1988No. 6115PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtO’Connell, J.

The defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction, after a jury trial, of burglary in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-103 (a), threatening in violation of General Statutes § 53a-62 (a) (1) and larceny in the sixth degree in *440violation of General Statutes § 53a-125b.1 He claims that the trial court erred (1) in denying his motion to suppress an eyewitness identification, (2) in giving the so-called Ledbetter instruction to the jury, and (3) in failing to give a jury instruction concerning the drawing of inferences. The defendant also claims that the evidence presented…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Taylor v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Kentucky v. WhortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. State v. MillerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. LedbetterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
  2. State v. FennConnecticut Appellate Court · 1988
  3. State v. ElsonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
  4. State v. ElsonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010

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