Legal Opinion
State v. Smith
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided August 30, 2005No. AC 25202PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DRANGINIS, J.
The defendant, Michael G. Smith, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of criminal possession of a firearm in viola*135tion of General Statutes § 53a-217.1 On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the trial court denied him due process of law by admitting consciousness of guilt evidence, and (2) the prosecutor engaged in misconduct during rebuttal argument to the jury. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The jury reasonably could have found that the defendant, the victim, Eric Dames, and others were at a bar on Route 12 in Groton during…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. SinghSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- State v. MalaveSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- State v. PayneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
- State v. OrellanaConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
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3Cited by9 opinions
- State v. SwainConnecticut Appellate Court · 2007
- State v. SchmidtConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
- State v. HouleConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
- State v. BriggsConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
- State v. SunConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
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