Legal Opinion

State v. White

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided March 16, 1994No. 13941; 13945PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKatz, J.

The dispositive issue in each of these appeals is whether the state’s suppression of exculpatory evidence so impaired the fairness of the proceedings against the defendants that the trial court was required to grant their motions for a new trial or to dismiss the charges against them. After a joint trial before a jury, the defendants, Roy White and Winston Watkins, were convicted of capital felony pursuant to General Statutes § 53a-54b (8),1 attempted murder pursuant to General Statutes §§ 53a-54a and 53a-49,2 assault in the first degree pursuant to General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (1)3 and…

2Cases cited83 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by66 opinions

  1. State v. RossSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
  2. State v. WebbSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
  3. Binette v. SaboSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
  4. State v. FigueroaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
  5. State v. AustinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998

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