Legal Opinion
State v. Hardison
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided September 13, 1988No. 6196PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpallone, J.
The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of two counts of the sale of cocaine in violation of General Statutes § 21a-277 (a). We find no error.
Although the defendant has presented six claims of error for our review, four of the six are not reviewable.1 The two remaining claims are that the trial court erred (1) in instructing the jury that it could consider the special training and experience of police officers, and (2) in refusing to give the defendant’s requested instructions regarding identification testimony.
The jury could reasonably have found…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Cupp v. NaughtenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- United States v. Melvin TelfaireCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- State v. McKnightSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. GrahamConnecticut Appellate Court · 1990
- State v. AndersonConnecticut Appellate Court · 1989
- State v. FennConnecticut Appellate Court · 1988
- State v. TaftConnecticut Appellate Court · 2000
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