Legal Opinion
State v. Smith
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided August 30, 2005No. SC 16973PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BORDEN, J.
The defendant appeals 1 from the trial court’s judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of one count of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a), two counts of assault of a peace officer in violation of General Statutes § 53a-167c (a) (1), and one count of intimidation of a witness in violation of General Statutes § 53a-151a (a) (1). The defendant claims that the trial court improperly: (1) admitted, under the state of mind exception to the hearsay rule, several statements attributed to the victim; (2) charged the jury concerning the intent to be…
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