Legal Opinion
State v. Summerville
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided January 5, 1988No. 5611PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDaly, J.
The defendant was convicted by a jury of manslaughter in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-55 (a) (l)1 and possession of cocaine in violation of General Statutes § 21a-279.2 He claims that the court erred (1) in limiting his cross-examination, (2) in denying his motion for admission of the results of a polygraph test, (3) in failing to strike the testimony of the state’s expert rebuttal witness, and (4) in failing to grant his motions for judgment of acquittal, for a new trial, and for judgment of acquittal notwithstanding the verdict. We find no error.
The jury could…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- State v. SharpeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. MillerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. RodriguezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- O'Connor v. O'ConnorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Summerville v. Warden, State PrisonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. McNellisConnecticut Appellate Court · 1988
- State v. LapointeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- State v. DelarosaConnecticut Appellate Court · 1988
- Summerville v. WardenConnecticut Appellate Court · 1992
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