Legal Opinion
State v. Tutson
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided August 24, 2004No. AC 24066PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BISHOP, J.
In this criminal appeal, the defendant, Trendel Tutson, challenges the validity of his conviction of attempt to commit murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 and 53a-54a and assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (5). His principal claim is that two of the court’s evidentiary rulings deprived him of his right to present a defense as secured by the sixth and fourteenth amendments to the United States constitution. We reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand the case for a new trial.
We begin by recounting the relevant…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- State v. CerretaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
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3Cited by7 opinions
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