Legal Opinion
State v. Leroux
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided April 25, 1989No. 6242PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBorden, J.
The decisive issue in this appeal involves the scope of the constitutional duty of the state to preserve evidentiary material that, had it been subjected to certain tests, might have exonerated the defendant. The state appeals from the dismissal of the information charging the defendant with manslaughter in the second degree with a motor vehicle, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-56b. The state claims that the trial court erred in dismissing the information. We find error.
Certain facts are not in dispute. On September 24, 1985, a tractor trailer occupied by the defendant and Jeffrey…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- State v. StoddardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
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