Legal Opinion
State v. Cruz
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 1, 1989No. 13419PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSantaniello, J.
The defendant, Jose L. Cruz, was arrested and charged with murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a). He entered a plea of not guilty and elected a jury trial. After the jury had found the defendant guilty as charged, he was sentenced to prison.
The defendant claims on appeal that the trial court erred in: (1) permitting witnesses to testify at trial as to information that was provided to them by persons not presented as witnesses at trial and by persons who were unknown and unnamed; (2) permitting impeachment testimony against a defense witness; (3) denying the defendant’s motion…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Peters v. KiffSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Parker v. GladdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Peters v. KiffSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- State v. SharpeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
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3Cited by39 opinions
- State v. ColonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
- State v. WebbSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- State v. CeballosSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- State v. NewsomeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- State v. RasmussenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
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