Legal Opinion
State v. Skipper
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 22, 1994No. 14744PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCallahan, J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is the admissibility of the probability of paternity statistic calculated from DNA1 evidence. The defendant was charged in a substitute information with eight counts of sexual assault in the second degree in violation of *612General Statutes § 53a-71 (a) (l),2 eight counts of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21,3 and one count of assault in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-61 (a) (l).4 He was found guilty by a jury on all counts of sexual assault in the second degree and risk of injury to a child. He was…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Herrera v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Connecticut v. PorterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- State v. SivriSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Doe v. Yale UniversitySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- State v. MoralesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. PappasSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
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