Legal Opinion
State v. Bryan
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided May 10, 1994No. 13196PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpear, J.
The defendant appeals1 from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a.2 On appeal, she claims that the trial court improperly (1) denied her request to charge the jury regarding the affirmative defense of extreme emotional disturbance, (2) admitted evidence of her prior conviction for creating a public disturbance, and (3) commented on a question posed by defense counsel to a witness on cross-examination. We reverse the judgment of conviction and remand the case for a new trial.
The jury reasonably could have found the…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- State v. AshermanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. PersonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
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- State v. PersonConnecticut Appellate Court · 1994
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