Legal Opinion
State v. Gauthier
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided January 1, 2013No. AC 33471PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BEACH, J.
The defendant, John J. Gauthier, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-60 (a) (1). The defendant claims that the court’s denial of his request for a continuance violated his constitutional right to present a defense. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The following facts, which the jury reasonably could have found, and procedural histoiy are relevant to this appeal. In the early morning hours of September 20, 2008, Kevin Haythe and the victim were drinking with a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- California v. TybergSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. WhelanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. HinesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- State v. DavisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
- State v. ConeySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
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