Legal Opinion
State v. Hasan
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 15, 1987No. 13074PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHull, J.
The sole issue in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in admitting the testimony of a podiatrist identifying as the defendant’s a pair of sneakers linked to the scene of the crimes with which he was charged.
After a jury trial, the defendant, Wendell Hasan, was found guilty of felony murder; General Statutes § 53a-54c;1 and burglary in the first degree. General Statutes § 53a-101 (a) (2).2 This appeal followed.
The jury could reasonably have found the following facts. On July 2, 1985, the police were called to the home of George and Rachel Tyler to investigate a possible homicide. The…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- People v. KellyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- People v. ShirleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
- State v. BullardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1984
- State v. AshermanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Connecticut v. PorterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- State v. SivriSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. BorrelliSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. AliSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. Chasity WestSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
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