Legal Opinion
Martin v. Flanagan
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 19, 2002No. SC 16453PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KATZ, J.
The dispositive issue in this writ of error is whether, pursuant to General Statutes § 51-33,1 the trial court improperly rejected the assertion by the plaintiff in error, Carlton Martin (plaintiff), of his fifth amendment privilege not to testify and improperly held him in contempt for refusing to answer questions at the criminal trial of a codefendant based on the plaintiffs previous waiver of the privilege at his o wn criminal trial.
The record discloses the following undisputed facts. In connection with the death of Bobbie Gallo during an alleged armed robbery at Gallo’s…
2Cases cited53 opinions
- Hoffman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Mayberry v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Mitchell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Pillsbury Co. v. ConboySupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Commonwealth v. RodgersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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3Cited by21 opinions
- State v. KitchensSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
- State v. GarberSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2004
- Rowe v. Superior Court, Judicial District of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008
- State v. MartinConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
- Vasquez v. Superior CourtConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
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