Legal Opinion
State v. Burgos-Torres
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided April 28, 2009No. AC 29896PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FLYNN, C. J.
The defendant, Julio T. Burgos-Torres, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, on the charges of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a) and criminal possession of a firearm in violation of General Statutes § 53a-217 (a) (1). On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court abused its discretion (1) in admitting the testimony of Michael A. Munoz, one of the state’s witnesses, because the state called him to the witness stand for the primary purposes of impeaching his earlier testimony and bolstering his credibility and in…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Holbrook v. FlynnSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. SalamonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. JenningsConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011
- Burgos-Torres v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
- State v. BurnsConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
- State v. LicariConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
- State v. MacKConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011
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