Legal Opinion
State v. Otero
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided July 21, 1998No. AC 17381PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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LANDAU, J.
The defendant, Luis Otero, appeals from a judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of murder as an accessory in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-54a (a)1 and 53a-8 (a).2 The defendant claims that the trial court improperly instructed the jury regarding the laws of (1) circumstantial evidence, inferences and intent, (2) consciousness of guilt and (3) reasonable doubt. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The jury reasonably could have found the following facts. Anthony Grandison traveled from New York with Christopher Duhaney, Vemail Blount and Corey…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Holland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
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3Cited by22 opinions
- State v. PaulingConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
- State v. GordonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2004
- State v. FordeConnecticut Appellate Court · 1999
- State v. PorteeConnecticut Appellate Court · 1999
- State v. RyanConnecticut Appellate Court · 1999
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