Legal Opinion
State v. Barnes
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided February 10, 1998No. AC 16241PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SPALLONE, J.
In this appeal from his conviction of possession of cocaine in violation of General Statutes *592§ 21a-279 (a), the defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) declined to give a Secondino1 charge where the state failed to call one of the two police officers who allegedly had witnessed the defendant holding illegal narcotics and (2) allowed into evidence narcotics seized from the defendant absent an adequate showing of chain of custody.
The defendant was tried by a jury and acquitted of the crimes of possession of cocaine with intent to sell by a person who is not…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Secondino v. New Haven Gas Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1960
- State v. BeckenbachSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- State v. CarrioneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. GrantSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
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3Cited by10 opinions
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