Legal Opinion
State v. Melendez
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided December 24, 2002No. AC 22785PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FOTI, J.
The defendant, Oscar Melendez, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a)1 and an enhanced sentence pursuant to General Statutes § 53-202k.2 On appeal, the defendant claims *217that the trial court improperly (1) refused to instruct the jury on manslaughter as a lesser included offense, (2) charged the jury concerning the effects of impeachment evidence and the credibility of witnesses, (3) charged the jury concerning consciousness of guilt and (4) restricted his cross-examination of the state’s key…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. WhistnantSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- State v. HinesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- State v. SivriSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. PinnockSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Melendez v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
- State v. LindoConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
- State v. RobinsonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
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