Legal Opinion
State v. Burke
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 11, 1980PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCotter, C. J.
The sole issue raised in this appeal is whether the trial court’s failure to give the “no unfavorable inference” instruction mandated by General Statutes § 54-84 (b) is reversible error even when the defendant’s trial counsel failed to object to its omission from the charge delivered by the trial court. Because we find error in the trial court’s failure to give the required instruction to the jury, we do not discuss the facts except insofar as they relate to the jury instruction here at issue.
At the close of the state’s case, defense counsel informed the court that the defendant would not…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
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3Cited by57 opinions
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