Legal Opinion
State v. Allen
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided June 6, 1980No. FILE NO. 512PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDaly, J.
After a trial to the jury the defendant was convicted of prostitution in violation of General Statutes § 53a-82. The defendant appeals from the judgment rendered on the verdict and from the denial of her motion to set aside the verdict.
The jury reasonably could have found the following facts: At approximately 1:40 a.m. on March 25,1976, a New Haven undercover officer was stopped at a traffic light at the intersection of Park and Chapel streets. He observed the defendant approach a car stopped in front of him and open and close the passenger door. The defendant then approached the officer’s…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Smith v. GoguenSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Baggett v. BullittSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Doe v. MaherConnecticut Superior Court · 1986
- Commonwealth v. WalterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Tisdale v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1983
- Muse v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Cherry v. KochNew York Supreme Court · 1985
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