Legal Opinion

State v. Robinson

Connecticut Appellate Court

Decided March 7, 2000No. AC 19242PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

LAVERY, J.

The defendant, Matthew Robinson, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a), claiming that the trial court improperly (1) admitted an out-of-court statement of a witness, (2) instructed the jury on consciousness of guilt relative to the defendant’s conduct subsequent to the crime and (3) instructed the jury on the presumption of innocence and the reasonable doubt standard. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The jury reasonably could have found the following facts, which are relevant to…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
  2. United States v. OwensSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. California v. TybergSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. State v. WhelanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
  5. State v. HinesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. State v. PierreSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
  2. State v. PierceConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
  3. State v. TateConnecticut Appellate Court · 2000
  4. State v. AkandeConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
  5. State v. EatonConnecticut Appellate Court · 2000

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