Legal Opinion
State v. Faust
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 25, 1996No. 15382PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The principal issue in this appeal is the propriety of the trial court’s instructions to, and inquiries of, prospective jurors prior to the commencement of individual voir dire. After a jury trial, the defendant, Nathaniel Faust, was convicted of rioting at a correctional institution in violation of General Statutes § 53a-179b.1 After denying the defendant’s motion for judgment of acquittal, the trial court rendered judgment on the jury verdict. The defendant appealed from the judgment of the trial court to the Appellate Court, and we transferred the appeal to this court pursuant to Practice…
2Cases cited58 opinions
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Taylor v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by41 opinions
- State v. SchiappaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- State v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- State v. AustinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- State v. VelascoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
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