Legal Opinion
State v. Brown
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 12, 2005No. SC 16946PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NORCOTT, J.
The defendant, Cliff Brown, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a. On appeal, 1 the defendant claims that the trial court improperly: (1) precluded him from cross-examining the arresting officer about the officer’s use of deadly force on a prior occasion, and his knowledge of the police department’s deadly force policy; and (2) concluded, following an in camera review, that the officer’s personnel file did not contain information clearly material and relevant to the issues in the case. We…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Thomas v. RoachCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- State v. ColonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- State v. JanuszewskiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
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3Cited by30 opinions
- State v. DavisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
- State v. RussellConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
- State v. MooreSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- State v. JordanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2012
- State v. KemahSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
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