Legal Opinion
State v. Guess
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided April 22, 1997No. 15846PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDupont, C. J.
The defendant, Barry Guess, was charged in one count with murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-8 and 53a-54a (a)1 2and in a second count with carrying a pistol without a permit in violation of General Statutes § 29-352 After a trial by jury, the *792defendant was found guilty of both counts, and was sentenced to an effective term of fifty years incarceration. The defendant argues on appeal3 that the trial court improperly (1) admitted hearsay evidence, (2) charged the jury regarding a witness’ credibility, (3) admitted evidence of the victim’s animosity toward the defendant, (4)…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- State v. JohnsonOhio Supreme Court · 1978
- State v. SharpeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. GreenfieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- State v. ColtonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Doe v. ManheimerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
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3Cited by28 opinions
- State v. KellySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- State v. CourchesneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
- State v. GuessSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- State v. PattersonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2006
- State v. ArlukConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
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