Legal Opinion
State v. Oehman
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 1, 1989No. 13195PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
After a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of murder in violation of General Statutes § bSaSAa.1 In this appeal he claims that: (1) the trial court erred in refusing to allow him to elicit testimony, during cross-examination, of possible bias on the part of a witness for the state; and (2) the conduct of the state’s attorney during closing argument deprived him of his constitutional right to a fair trial. We find no reversible error.
From the evidence presented the jury could reasonably have found the following facts. On July 28,1986, at approximately 6:39 a.m., the body of the victim,…
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3Cited by52 opinions
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