Legal Opinion

State v. Valentine

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided April 15, 1997No. 15033PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BORDEN, J.

The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the trial court properly excluded extrinsic evidence of a prior inconsistent statement that had been offered to impeach the testimony of an eyewitness that the defendant had fatally shot two victims and wounded a third victim. The defendant, Daryl Valentine, appeals1 from the judgment of conviction, following a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a),2 criminal attempt to commit assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 (a) (2)3 and 53a-59 (a) (l),4 and carrying a pistol…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Arizona v. YoungbloodSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Douglas v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Greene v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  5. California v. TybergSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by59 opinions

  1. State v. HinesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
  2. State v. FergusonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2002
  3. State v. WinotSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
  4. State v. Chasity WestSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2005
  5. Wiseman v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010

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