Legal Opinion

State v. Soyini

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided March 13, 2018No. AC40059PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDiPENTIMA, C.J.

*207 The defendant, Quan Soyini, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of being an accessory to murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-54a 1 and 53a-8 2 and conspiracy to commit murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-54a and 53a-48. 3 On appeal, the defendant claims *208 that (1) there was insufficient evidence to sustain his conviction of both crimes, (2) the court's improper jury instructions violated his right to a fair trial and (3) the court committed plain error by giving a special credibility instruction on accomplice testimony, which was…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
  2. State v. KitchensSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
  3. State v. FaganSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
  4. Fagan v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  5. State v. HamptonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. StephensonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2021
  2. State v. HarrisConnecticut Appellate Court · 2018
  3. State v. RussawConnecticut Appellate Court · 2022
  4. In Re Samantha GrangerSupreme Court of Vermont · 2024
  5. State v. SoyiniSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2018

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