Legal Opinion
State v. Franko
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 22, 1986No. 12189PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The principal issue on this appeal is whether evidence of a sexual assault victim’s prior virginity was properly excluded at the trial of her alleged assailant. After a trial to a jury, the defendant, Lawrence Franko, was convicted of sexual assault in the first degree, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70 (a),1 and sentenced to twenty years imprisonment. The defendant appeals from this judgment.
*483The jury could reasonably have found the following facts. On the evening of June 3, 1982, the victim, an eighteen year old college student, accompanied two girlfriends to the Rock-It Cafe in…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Spaziano v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- Cole v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by89 opinions
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