Legal Opinion
State v. Ross
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided May 23, 1989No. 6646PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDaly, J.
The defendant appeals from the judgment rendered after a jury trial convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-55 (a) (3).1 He claims that the trial court erred (1) in denying his motion to suppress certain statements he had made to police and his motion to suppress the gun seized as a result of a warrantless arrest and inadequate Miranda2 warnings, (2) excluding evidence concerning third party culpability for the crime, and (3) in restricting his closing argument. We find error.
The jury could reasonably have, found the following facts. On the…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Moran v. BurbineSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Estelle v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Michigan v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Herring v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by17 opinions
- State v. MalaveSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- State v. ArlineSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- State v. HernandezSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- State v. BanksConnecticut Appellate Court · 2000
- State v. CardanyConnecticut Appellate Court · 1994
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