Legal Opinion
State v. Chauvin
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided July 29, 1986No. 3733PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHull, J.
On December 23,1982, the defendant was arrested and charged with manslaughter in the first degree, a violation of General Statutes § 53a-55. After *308a trial to the court, the defendant was convicted of the lesser included offense of manslaughter in the second degree. From this judgment the defendant appeals, claiming that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of prior acts of misconduct and pending charges.1 We find no error.
The trial court could reasonably have found the following facts. On December 21, 1982, from approximately 9:30 p.m., the defendant, his wife Donna Chauvin, her…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- Morris W. Gordon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- State v. WilsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. IbraimovSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. BakerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Gaudio v. GaudioConnecticut Appellate Court · 1990
- State v. JohnsonConnecticut Appellate Court · 1987
- Dorsey v. MancusoConnecticut Appellate Court · 1990
- Ernst Steel Corp. v. Reliance InsuranceConnecticut Appellate Court · 1988
- State v. AndersonConnecticut Appellate Court · 1989
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