Legal Opinion
State v. Harris
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 19, 1980PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtParskey, J.
After a jury trial the defendant was convicted of murdering William Earl Gilbert. On appeal the defendant seeks a reversal based on (1) the insufficiency of the evidence, (2) two rulings by the court declaring two state’s witnesses to be hostile witnesses, (3) a ruling on evidence, (4) the defendant’s failure to receive a fair trial because of the cumulative effect of ineffective assistance of counsel and prejudicial comments by the prosecutor, (5) improper comments on the evidence by the court, and (6) an error in the court’s charge to the jury.
To determine whether the evidence is sufficient…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Fahy v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- State v. RuthSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- State v. ChetcutiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1977
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3Cited by48 opinions
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