Legal Opinion

State v. Burney

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided August 19, 2008No. SC 18098PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

ZARELLA, J.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the trial court improperly admitted testimony by two constancy of accusation witnesses regarding the demeanor of a sexual assault victim at the time she reported the assault. The defendant, Curtis Burney, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of two counts of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70 (a) (1), two counts of sexual assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-71 (a) (1), and one count each of kidnapping in the first degree in…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. State v. HinesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
  2. State v. EllisonArizona Supreme Court · 2006
  3. State v. TroupeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
  4. State v. SaucierSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
  5. State v. GrahamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. State v. AllenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
  2. State v. BonnerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
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  4. State v. JordanConnecticut Appellate Court · 2009
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