Legal Opinion
State v. Lopez
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 15, 2000No. SC 16183PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
VERTEFEUILLE, J.
The defendant, Heriberto Lopez, appeals from a judgment of conviction for the crimes of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a1 conspiracy to commit murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-481 2 and 53a-54a, and possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle in violation of General Statutes § 29-38.3 On appeal, the defendant claims that the *311trial court improperly found that the confession of a third party declarant was untrustworthy and therefore inadmissible. We conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in excluding the confession, and we…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- State v. HinesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- State v. GoldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- State v. HernandezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. CastonguaySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- United States v. Robert Joseph SatterfieldCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by17 opinions
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