Legal Opinion

State v. Clark

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided March 6, 2001No. AC 18365PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

FOTI, J.

The defendant, Duane Clark, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a pistol or revolver in violation of General Statutes § 53U-217C.1 On appeal,2 the defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) admitted evidence of uncharged misconduct, (2) allowed the state to exclude a member of the defendant’s racial group from the jury and (3) instructed the jury that it could not speculate regarding the effect that a witness’ *184admitted use of marijuana had on the witness’ ability to see and comprehend the events. We affirm…

2Cases cited68 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. State v. GreenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
  2. State v. ClarkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
  3. State v. JacksonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
  4. State v. AsheConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
  5. People v. SamuelsColorado Court of Appeals · 2009

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