Legal Opinion
State v. Miranda
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 12, 1978PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLongo, J.
A jury found the defendant, Miguel A. Miranda, guilty of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree in violation of § 53a-55 (a) (1) of the General Statutes. The defendant admitted that he shot the victim, Daniel Germany, and testified that he acted in self-defense when Germany attacked him with a knife. His only claim on appeal is that the trial court erred in excluding from evidence Germany’s record of convictions of crimes of violence. We agree. _
Germany had a lengthy criminal record. The defendant’s offer of proof was limited to two convictions of breach of peace by assault in 1965, a…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- United States v. James H. BurksCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by52 opinions
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