Legal Opinion
State v. Joyner
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 4, 1993No. 14349PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The principal issue in this criminal appeal is whether a statute imposing on the defendant in a criminal prosecution the burden of establishing the defense of mental disease or defect violates the due process provisions of the Connecticut constitution. The state charged the defendant, Angelo Joyner, with one count of kidnapping in the first degree, in viola*452tion of General Statutes § 53a-92 (a) (2) (A); one count of assault in the first degree, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (1); and three counts of sexual assault in the first degree, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70…
2Cases cited80 opinions
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- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. SalernoSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by110 opinions
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