Legal Opinion
State v. Geyer
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 24, 1984No. 11503PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpeziale, C. J.
The defendant was convicted by a jury of the crime of possession of a narcotic substance with intent to sell or dispense, General Statutes § 19-480 (a). He has appealed from the judgment claiming, inter alia, that the trial court erred in denying the defendant’s motion in limine thereby allowing the state to mention specific prior felonies of which the defendant had been convicted. We find error.
The jury were presented with conflicting testimony from the principal witnesses for each side. Officers Robert L. Cappiello and Edward Clough, of the New Haven police department, testified for the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Morris W. Gordon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
- United States v. Jose Figueroa, Angel Lebron, and Ralph AcostaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- State v. FalbySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. BittingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1971
- State v. NardiniSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
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3Cited by99 opinions
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- State v. GrahamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. BrunsonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1993
- State v. BaldwinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
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