Legal Opinion
State v. Boyd
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided January 3, 1995No. 13077PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSchaller, J.
The defendant appeals1 from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a.2 The defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) instructed the jury that prior inconsistent statements could not be used for substantive purposes, but could be used only to assess credibility, (2) instructed the jury on reasonable doubt, and (3) permitted the *518prosecutor’s remarks in violation of the defendant’s rights to an impartial jury and a fair trial. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
The jury reasonably could have found the…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- State v. GoldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1989
- State v. EvansSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- California v. TybergSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. WhelanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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3Cited by14 opinions
- State v. WhipperSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- Banks v. HornCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
- State v. GarrettConnecticut Appellate Court · 1996
- State v. PharrConnecticut Appellate Court · 1997
- State v. EdwardsConnecticut Appellate Court · 1995
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