Legal Opinion
State v. Castonguay
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 7, 1991No. 13498; 13515PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The principal issue in this appeal is whether a criminal defendant’s prior testimony, voluntarily given at a trial that resulted in a conviction subsequently overturned on appeal, may properly be used as substantive evidence against the defendant in a subsequent retrial at which he elects not to testify. In a prior case, State v. Castonguay, 194 Conn. 416, 481 A.2d 56 (1984) (Castonguay I), this court overturned the convictions of the defendant, Gary G. Castonguay, for capital felony, in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-54a (a) and (c) and 53a-54b, and felony murder, in violation of…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- Harrison v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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