Legal Opinion
State v. Messam
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided July 1, 2008No. AC 28414PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FLYNN, C. J.
The defendant, Andre A. Messam, appeals from the judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of one count of possession of narcotics in violation of General Statutes § 21a-279 (a). On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the court abused its discretion in denying his motion for disclosure of the identity of a confidential informant, (2) the court abused its discretion in denying his motion for a mistrial after a witness commented on uncharged misconduct and (3) his right to a fair trial was prejudiced when one of the state’s witnesses violated the court’s sequestration…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- State v. FalbySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. LeeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. NashSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2006
- State v. CabralSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. CrespoConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
- State v. FrankoConnecticut Appellate Court · 2013
- State v. LynchConnecticut Appellate Court · 2010
- State v. MungrooConnecticut Appellate Court · 2008
- Braham v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011
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