Legal Opinion

State v. McKnight

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided December 13, 1983No. 9838PublishedCited by 103 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtArthur H. Healey, J.

The defendant was convicted after a trial to a jury of five counts of robbery in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-134 (a) (4). On this appeal he claims that the trial court erred: (1) in refusing to suppress the out-of-court and in-court identifications; (2) in refusing the defendant’s request for a two-day continuance to locate an absent witness; (3) in refusing to reopen the case after it had been submitted to the jury when that witness became available; (4) in instructing the jury regarding the identification and alibi evidence adduced at trial; and (5) in permitting…

2Cases cited57 opinions

  1. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by103 opinions

  1. State v. BoscarinoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
  2. State v. MillerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
  3. State v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
  4. State v. LedbetterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
  5. State v. TatumSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991

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