Legal Opinion

State v. James

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided January 25, 2011No. AC 30910PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BORDEN, J.

In State v. Carpenter, 214 Conn. 77, 570 A.2d 203 (1990), on appeal after remand, 220 Conn. 169, 595 A.2d 881 (1991), cert. denied, 502 U.S. 1034, 112 S. *223Ct. 877, 116 L. Ed. 2d 781 (1992) (Carpenter I), our Supreme Court articulated what it later characterized as “familiar language regarding proof beyond a reasonable doubt”; State v. Sivri, 231 Conn. 115, 131, 646 A.2d 169 (1994); namely, “that any conclusion, reasonably to be drawn from the evidence, which is consistent with the innocence of the accused must prevail. ” (Internal quotation marks omitted.) Carpenter I, supra,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. State v. SivriSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
  3. State v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
  4. State v. GantSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
  5. State v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. BrownConnecticut Appellate Court · 2014
  2. State v. JamesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
  3. State v. JamesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011

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