Legal Opinion
State v. Rodriguez
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided February 19, 2002No. AC 21086PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FOTI, J.
The defendant, Jerry Rodriguez, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of sexual assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-70 (a) (2)1 and risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1999) § 53-21 (2).2 The defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) found that the child victim was not competent to testify dining the trial and (2) ruled that the victim’s testimony given during a competency hearing was inadmissible evidence. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The jury reasonably could…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- California v. TybergSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. WhelanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- State v. SharpeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- State v. AustinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
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3Cited by12 opinions
- State v. MarsalaConnecticut Appellate Court · 2006
- State v. ConstantopolousConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
- State v. McElveenConnecticut Appellate Court · 2002
- State v. WrightConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
- In re Alejandro L.Connecticut Appellate Court · 2005
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