Legal Opinion
State v. Barrett
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided December 3, 1996No. 13834PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessy, J.
The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of two counts of sexual assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-71 (a) (4),1 and two counts of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21.2 On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) ruled that evidence of the nature of the victim’s relationship with her mother and the defendant was irrelevant and too remote in time, (2) barred the defendant from cross-examining the victim regarding her prior allegations of sexual assault, (3) ruled…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- Douglas v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- State v. MillerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- State v. MoynahanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. SullivanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- State v. NguyenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2000
- State v. GreenConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- State v. Francis D.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2003
- State v. JonesConnecticut Appellate Court · 1998
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