Legal Opinion
State v. Giordano-Lanza
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided July 13, 2004No. AC 23846PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FLYNN, J.
The defendant, Maurizio Giordano-Lanza, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (2) and sexual assault in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-72a (a) (1) (A). On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the trial court improperly criticized defense counsel and incorrectly gave a curative instruction immediately after interrupting counsel’s closing argument, and (2) the court’s postcharge, supplemental instruction violated the defendant’s constitutional right…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Malloy v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Carter v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- State v. PundySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
- State v. VelascoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Rubel v. WainwrightConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
- State v. HinesConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
- State v. GambleConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
- State v. HicksConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
- State v. Giordano-LanzaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
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