Legal Opinion
State v. Mukhtaar
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 17, 2000No. SC 15801PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PALMER, J.
After a jury trial, the defendant, Abdul Mukhtaar, was convicted of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a.1 The trial court rendered judgm*282ent2 in accordance with the jury verdict, and the defendant appealed.3 On appeal, the defendant maintains that the trial court improperly: (1) rejected his claim that the state, during jury selection, had exercised its peremptory challenges in a racially discriminatory manner; (2) failed to make an adequate inquiry into allegations of juror bias; (3) permitted the state to introduce a witness’ prior inconsistent written…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- California v. TybergSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. WhelanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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3Cited by69 opinions
- State v. PierreSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- State v. PattersonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
- State v. MerriamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2003
- State v. CowardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- State v. ConnorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
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