Legal Opinion
State v. Ortiz
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided January 5, 1993No. 10585PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFreedman, J.
The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of two counts of the crime of misconduct with a motor vehicle in violation of General Statutes § 53a-57.1 On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) denied his motion for judgment of acquittal and (2) instructed the jury on the issue of causation. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The following evidence was adduced at the defendant’s trial. On May 26, 1990, at approximately 3:30 p.m., the defendant was operating his 1983 Ford Escort in a southerly direction on Prospect Street…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- State v. HammondSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- State v. BaileySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- State v. LeopoldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
- State v. HillSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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3Cited by13 opinions
- State v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- State v. HamptonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- State v. McGeeConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
- State v. JacksonConnecticut Appellate Court · 1993
- State v. CarterConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
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