Legal Opinion

State v. Bowens

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided May 21, 1991No. 8912PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDaly, J.

The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of the sale of narcotics and possession of narcotics with intent to sell by a person who is not drug-dependent, both in violation of General Statutes § 21a-278 (b). The defendant claims that the trial court (1) incorrectly denied his motion for acquittal based upon insufficiency of the evidence, (2) improperly allowed the state’s attorney to comment on the defendant’s refusal to testify, (3) improperly charged the jury on the defendant’s unexplained flight, (4) incorrectly instructed the jury as to reasonable…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
  3. State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
  4. State v. HollowaySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
  5. State v. KingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. ArlineSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
  2. State v. HoeplingerConnecticut Appellate Court · 1992
  3. State v. BrunoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
  4. State v. GlennConnecticut Appellate Court · 1993
  5. State v. AlvaradoConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001

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