Legal Opinion
State v. Perkins
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 28, 2004No. SC 17099PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BORDEN, J.
The so-called “waiver rule” provides that, “when a motion for [a judgment of] acquittal at the close of the state’s case is denied, a defendant may not secure appellate review of the trial court’s ruling without [forgoing] the right to put on evidence in his or her own behalf. The defendant’s sole remedy is to remain silent and, if convicted, to seek reversal of the conviction because of insufficiency of the state’s evidence. If the defendant elects to introduce evidence, the appellate review encompasses the evidence in toto.” *221State v. Rutan, 194 Conn. 438, 440, 479 A.2d 1209…
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