Legal Opinion
State v. McClain
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 14, 2017No. SC19532PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
**804 The principal issue in this certified appeal is whether an implied waiver of a claim of instructional error pursuant to State v. Kitchens , 299 Conn. 447 , 482-83, 10 A.3d 942 (2011), precludes review of that claim under the plain error doctrine. The defendant, Tajah McClain, appeals, upon our grant of his petition for certification, 1 from the judgment of the Appellate Court affirming the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of, inter alia, murder with a firearm in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-54a and 53-202k. See State v. McClain , 154 Conn.App. 281 , 283, 105…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- United States v. MarcusSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- State v. KitchensSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
- State v. PayneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2012
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