Legal Opinion
State v. Whelan
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 5, 1986No. 12647PublishedCited by 363 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShea, J.
The defendant, Joseph Whelan, was convicted, after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a).1 He was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than twenty-five years nor more than life. From this judgment the defendant appeals, claiming that the trial court erred: (1) in allowing the state to cross-examine its own -witness; (2) in refusing to charge the jury, as requested, that a prior inconsistent statement of a witness was admissible only to discredit his testimony; (3) in refusing to grant his motion for a mistrial because of the prosecutor’s comments…
2Cases cited52 opinions
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- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
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3Cited by363 opinions
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