Legal Opinion

State v. Skipwith

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided August 15, 2017No. SC19608PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRogers, C.J.

The question that we must answer in this certified appeal is whether a crime victim who has been deprived of her state constitutional rights to object to a plea agreement between the state and the defendant and to make a statement at the sentencing hearing is entitled to have the defendant's sentence vacated so that she may attend a new sentencing hearing and give a statement. The defendant, Justin Skipwith, was charged with, inter alia, manslaughter in the second degree with a motor vehicle after the vehicle that he was driving struck and killed Brianna Washington, the daughter of the…

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2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
  3. Vieth v. JubelirerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. State v. CurcioSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
  5. State v. BrownSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. CampbellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2018
  2. In re Zakai F.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2020
  3. State v. BemerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2021
  4. State v. Damato - KushelSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2017
  5. State v. FrancisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2021

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