Legal Opinion
State v. Ortiz
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 31, 1985No. 10394PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDannehy, J.
A jury found the defendant guilty of manslaughter in the first degree, in violation of General Statutes § 53a-55 (a) (3). He was sentenced to imprisonment for not less than ten nor more than twenty years. His posttrial motions for acquittal and a new trial were denied. The defendant claims on appeal that the trial court erred: (1) in precluding cross-examination of a state’s witness concerning criminal charges pending against him at the time of trial; (2) in admitting testimony of an expert witness concerning an identification of the defendant by his tooth mark *222preserved in an apple found at…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- People v. MiddletonNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
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