Legal Opinion
State v. Rivera
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided December 11, 1990No. 7830PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connell, J.
The defendant appeals from his conviction, after a jury trial, of possession of a narcotic substance with intent to sell by a non-drug-dependent person in violation of General Statutes § 21a-278 (b). The defendant raised four separate issues as possible grounds for this court to vacate his conviction. He claims that (1) the evidence used to convict him was illegally seized, (2) the state’s use of a peremptory jury challenge was racially discriminatory, (3) the trial court improperly instructed the jury on the presumption of non-drug-dependency, and (4) there was insufficient evidence to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Michigan v. ChesternutSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- United States v. Oscar ClemonsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. HartSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
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- State v. BrokawConnecticut Appellate Court · 1993
- State v. LittleConnecticut Appellate Court · 1993
- State v. Dieppa, No. Cr14-423111 (Jun. 28, 1994)Connecticut Superior Court · 1994
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