Legal Opinion
State v. Bester
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 9, 2025No. SC20858PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
STATE OF CONNECTICUT v. DAMOND BESTER (SC 20858) Mullins, C. J., and McDonald, D’Auria, Ecker, Alexander, Dannehy and Bright, Js. Syllabus Convicted of murder and criminal possession of a firearm in connection with the shooting death of the victim, the defendant appealed to this court. He claimed, inter alia, that his constitutional right to confrontation was violated when the trial court allowed G, the state’s gunshot residue expert, to base her testimony on the data and notes of K, the analyst who performed the gunshot residue test but who did not testify at trial, and when the prosecutor,…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Melendez-Diaz v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Bullcoming v. New MexicoSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
- State v. SalamonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
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