Legal Opinion
State v. Merriam
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 15, 2003No. SC 16715PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PALMER, J.
A jury found the defendant, Robert Merriam, guilty of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1987) § 53a-70 (a),1 sexual assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1987) § 53a-71 (a) (l),2 and risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1987) § 53-21.3 The trial court rendered judgment in *622accordance with the jury verdict,4 and the defendant appealed,5 claiming that the trial court improperly had: (1) denied his motion for a judgment of acquittal on the ground of evidentiary…
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2Cases cited59 opinions
- Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Idaho v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Lilly v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Commonwealth v. EnglishKentucky Supreme Court · 1999
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3Cited by76 opinions
- State v. DeJesusSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- State v. PeelerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- State v. PierreSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- State v. McKenzie-AdamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
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