Legal Opinion
State v. Taft
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided March 21, 2000No. AC 18629PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
VERTEFEUILLE, J.
The defendant, William Taft, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (5)1 and carrying a pistol without a permit in violation of General Statutes § 29-35.2 On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) denied his motion for a mistrial, and (2) instructed the jury on reasonable doubt and identification. We reject the defendant’s claims and, accordingly, affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The jury reasonably could have found the following…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- United States v. Melvin TelfaireCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- State v. HinesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- State v. PrioleauSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. SchiappaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999
- State v. TaylorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
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3Cited by10 opinions
- State v. LacksConnecticut Appellate Court · 2000
- State v. AbrahamConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- State v. RomanConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
- State v. TaftSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- State v. LucasConnecticut Appellate Court · 2001
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