Legal Opinion
State v. Marra
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 9, 2010No. SC 18331PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KATZ, J.
Following his 1984 conviction for the murder of the victim, Alex Paimieri, and an unsuccessful direct appeal from the judgment of conviction to this court; see State v. Marra, 222 Conn. 506, 610 A.2d 1113 (1992); the defendant, Thomas Marra (petitioner), filed a petition, pursuant to General Statutes § 54-102kk, 1 requesting DNA testing of certain evidence that had been introduced by the state in his criminal trial, along with a motion for an order to compel the victim’s siblings to provide biological samples suitable for DNA comparison with that evidence. The petitioner now…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Kyles v. WhitleySupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Strickler v. GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
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3Cited by6 opinions
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